Definition of fennec - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

desert fox

TECH.

small nocturnal fox with large ears and pale fur in North Africa

TECH.

A fennec can survive the hot Sahara desert.
The fennec's large ears help dissipate heat.
Children were fascinated by the fennec at the zoo.

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small nocturnal fox with large ears and pale fur in North Africa

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fennec fox

small fox with large ears from North Africa

The fennec fox is adapted to desert life.

Origin of fennec

Arabic, fanak (fox)

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French:fennec, ...
German:Fennek, ...
Italian:fennec, ...
Spanish:zorro fénec, ...
Portuguese:feneco, ...
Chinese:耳廓狐, ...
Japanese:フェネック, ...
Arabic:فَنَك, ...
Hebrew:שׁוּעָל פֶּנֶק, ...
Russian:фенек, ...
Ukrainian:фенек, ...
Hindi:फेनिक, ...
Bengali:ফেনেক, ...
Catalan:fennec, ...
Czech:fenek, ...
Danish:ørkenræv, ...
Dutch:fennecvos, ...
Greek:φένεκ, ...
Hungarian:fennek, ...
Khmer:កញ្ជ្រោងហ្វេណិក, ...
Korean:사막여우, ...
Persian:فنِک, ...
Polish:fenek, ...
Portuguese (BR):feneco, ...
Romanian:fennec, ...
Swedish:fennec, ...
Thai:จิ้งจอกฟีนเน็ค, ...
Turkish:fennek, ...
Vietnamese:cáo fennec, ...

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