Samson fox

English

Etymology

From the Biblical story of Samson and the foxes, Judges 15:4–5.

Noun

Samson fox (plural Samson foxes)

1. A red fox mutation that lacks guard hairs, thus having a wooly appearance.
   • 1997, Nature of foxes : hunters of the shadows, page 29:

     Captive foxes have been selectively bred for other colours, but wild foxes usually appear in only two other variations: a Samson fox is a genetic mutation with no guard hairs, only soft, tightly curled underfur