fennec
[ fen-ek ]
/ ˈfɛn ɛk /
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noun
a small, pale yellowish-brown fox, Fennecus zerda, of northern Africa, having large, pointed ears.
Nearby words
fengtien, fenian, fenian cycle, fenland, fenman, fennec, fennel, fennelflower, fenny, fenoprofen, fenrir
Origin of fennec
1780–90; < Arabic fanak < Persian
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Examples from the Web for fennec
The fennec spends the heat of the day comfortably curled up in its burrow, with its nose tucked away under its big bushy tail.
The Animal World, A Book of Natural History|Theodore WoodThe fennec is a creature of the desert, and lives in burrows which it scoops out in the sand.
The Animal World, A Book of Natural History|Theodore WoodAnd yet, correctly speaking, it was not a fox neither, but a fennec.
The Young Yagers|Mayne Reid
British Dictionary definitions for fennec
fennec
/ (ˈfɛnɛk) /
noun
a very small nocturnal fox, Fennecus zerda, inhabiting deserts of N Africa and Arabia, having pale fur and enormous ears
Word Origin for fennec
C18: from Arabic fenek fox
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