vixen

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

vixen
    n 1: a malicious woman with a fierce temper [syn: {vixen},
         {harpy}, {hellcat}]
    2: a female fox

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Vixen \Vix"en\, n. [AS. fixen a she-fox, for fyxen, fem. of fox.
   See {Fox}.]
   1. A female fox. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
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   2. A cross, ill-tempered person; -- formerly used of either
      sex, now only of a woman. --Barrow.
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            She was a vixen when she went to school. --Shak.
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from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

97 Moby Thesaurus words for "vixen":
      Jezebel, Mafioso, Partlet, Xanthippe, Young Turk, amazon,
      battle-ax, beast, beldam, berserk, berserker, biddy, bitch,
      bitch-kitty, bomber, bossy, brood mare, brute, cat, common scold,
      cow, demon, devil, doe, dragon, ewe, ewe lamb, fiend, filly,
      fire-eater, firebrand, fishwife, fury, goon, gorilla, grimalkin,
      guinea hen, gunsel, gyp, hag, hardnose, harpy, heifer, hell-raiser,
      hellcat, hellhag, hellhound, hellion, hen, hind, holy terror, hood,
      hoodlum, hothead, hotspur, incendiary, jenny, killer, lioness,
      mad dog, madcap, mare, monster, mugger, nanny, nanny goat, ogress,
      peahen, rapist, revolutionary, roe, savage, scold, she-bear,
      she-devil, she-goat, she-lion, she-wolf, shrew, siren, slut, sow,
      spitfire, termagant, terror, terrorist, tiger, tigress, tough,
      tough guy, ugly customer, violent, virago, wild beast, wildcat,
      witch, wolf