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'''Foxes''' were [[dogs|dog]]-like carnivores of woodland and farmland, distinctive for their red-orange coats and their eerie plaintive cries. A dog-fox became puzzled at finding [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]], [[Samwise Gamgee|Sam]] and [[Peregrin Took|Pippin]] asleep in a fir-wood on the first night of their journey from [[Hobbiton]].<ref>{{FR|I3}}</ref> | '''Foxes''' were [[dogs|dog]]-like carnivores of woodland and farmland, distinctive for their red-orange coats and their eerie plaintive cries. A dog-fox became puzzled at finding [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]], [[Samwise Gamgee|Sam]] and [[Peregrin Took|Pippin]] asleep in a fir-wood on the first night of their journey from [[Hobbiton]].<ref>{{FR|I3}}</ref> | ||
The [[Quenya]] word for "fox" is ''rusco''.<ref>{{PM|XI}}, p. 353</ref> | The [[Quenya]] word for "fox" is ''[[rusco]]''.<ref>{{PM|XI}}, p. 353</ref> | ||
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Red Fox portrayed in MERP
Foxes were dog-like carnivores of woodland and farmland, distinctive for their red-orange coats and their eerie plaintive cries. A dog-fox became puzzled at finding Frodo, Sam and Pippin asleep in a fir-wood on the first night of their journey from Hobbiton.[1]
The Quenya word for "fox" is rusco.[2]
