English Explanatory Dictionary

fennec

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A small fox of the species Vulpes zerda, found in the Sahara (excluding the coast) and having distinctive oversized ears.

Pronunciation

/ˈfɛnɪk/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Mathmitch7-fennec.wav

Word forms

fennec fennecs

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Mongolic *hüne- Proto-Mongolic *-gan Proto-Mongolic *hünegender. Persian فنکbor. Arabic فَنَك (fanak)der. French fennecbor. English fennec Borrowed from French fennec, from Arabic فَنَك (fanak).

Synonyms

desert fox fen fennec fox
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