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English
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/Fennec_Fox_%28Vulpes_zerda%29_Wilhelma_Zoo-8.jpg/220px-Fennec_Fox_%28Vulpes_zerda%29_Wilhelma_Zoo-8.jpg)
Etymology
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Borrowed from French fennec, from Arabic فَنَك (fanak).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]fennec (plural fennecs)
- A small fox of the species Vulpes zerda, found in the Sahara (excluding the coast) and having distinctive oversized ears.
Synonyms
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[edit]fox
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Further reading
[edit]Fennec fox on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Category:Vulpes zerda on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Arabic فَنَك (fanak).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]fennec m (plural fennecs)
Further reading
[edit]- “fennec”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from French fennec, from Arabic فَنَك (fanak).
Noun
[edit]fennec m (invariable)
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