firefox

See also: Firefox

English

Pronunciation

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• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈfaɪəfɒks/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈfaɪɚfɑks/

Etymology 1

Calque from Mandarin 火狐 (huǒhú, literally “fire fox”).

Noun

firefox (plural firefoxes)

1. Red panda

Translations

red panda — see red panda

Further reading

• red panda on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Etymology 2

Calque of Finnish tulikettu or Finnish tulirepo.

Noun

firefox (plural firefoxes)

1. A mythical creature in Finnish folklore, a fox with fiery or radiant fur, the reflection of which produces the northern lights.

Translations

Translations

• Finnish: tulikettu, tulikko, tulirepo

Anagrams

• forefix, fox fire, fox-fire, foxfire