Foxe-basin
noun
1.
an ocean passage in Nunavut Territory, Canada, connected with Hudson Bay by the Foxe Channel.
/fɒks/
noun
1.
an arm of the Atlantic in NE Canada, between Melville Peninsula and Baffin Island
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[foks-fahyuh r] /ˈfɒksˌfaɪər/ noun, Chiefly Midland and Southern U.S. 1. organic luminescence, especially from certain fungi on decaying wood. 2. any of various fungi causing luminescence in decaying wood. /ˈfɒksˌfaɪə/ noun 1. a luminescent glow emitted by certain fungi on rotting wood See also bioluminescence n. also foxfire, late 15c., from fox (n.) + fire […]
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