A group of foxes is called a skulk.
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Skulk
//skʌlk//
Synonyms for "skulk" (83 found)
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Translations
34 translations across 18 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- крия се зад гърба на някого verb (to conceal oneself; to hide)
- спотайвам се verb (to conceal oneself; to hide)
Catalan
2 entries- dardar verb (to conceal oneself; to hide)
- rondar verb (to conceal oneself; to hide)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 躲藏 verb (to conceal oneself; to hide)
Czech
1 entries- potulovat se verb (to conceal oneself; to hide)
Dutch
2 entries- verbergen verb (to conceal oneself; to hide)
- verstoppen verb (to conceal oneself; to hide)
Finnish
2 entries- lymyillä verb (to conceal oneself; to hide)
- piileskellä verb (to conceal oneself; to hide)
French
1 entries- se cacher verb (to conceal oneself; to hide)
Galician
2 entries- asexar verb (to conceal oneself; to hide)
- esculcar verb (to conceal oneself; to hide)
German
1 entries- sich verstecken verb (to conceal oneself; to hide)
Italian
2 entries- imboscarsi verb (to conceal oneself; to hide)
- nascondersi verb (to conceal oneself; to hide)
Latin
1 entries- lateō verb (to conceal oneself; to hide)
Māori
2 entries- motutoke verb (to conceal oneself; to hide)
- whakatarapeke verb (to conceal oneself; to hide)
Polish
4 entries- czaić się verb (to conceal oneself; to hide)
- kryć się verb (to conceal oneself; to hide)
- podkradać się verb (to conceal oneself; to hide)
- podkraść się verb (to conceal oneself; to hide)
Portuguese
1 entries- esgueirar verb (to conceal oneself; to hide)
Russian
2 entries- кра́сться verb (to conceal oneself; to hide)
- пря́таться verb (to conceal oneself; to hide)
Spanish
1 entries- merodear verb (to conceal oneself; to hide)
Swedish
1 entries- lurpassa verb (to conceal oneself; to hide)
Welsh
2 entries- llechu verb (to conceal oneself; to hide)
- llercian verb (to conceal oneself; to hide)
Sample sentences
35 total sentences available.
A group of foxes is a skulk.
Source: tatoeba (12008426)
A skulk of foxes, a cowardice of curs are tonight’s traffic whispering in the yards and lanes.
Source: wiktionary
A skulk of fox padded daintily over a stream-slashed meadow, and a herd of deer like iron ornaments stood stock still in their winter pelage.
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