Vixen

n.	1.	A female fox.
	2.	A cross, ill-tempered person; - formerly used of either sex, now only of a woman. She was a vixen when she went to school. - Shak.

Noun

1.

vixen - a malicious fierce-tempered woman Synonyms: harpy, hellcat

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