fennec

Borrowed from French fennec, from Arabic فَنَك (fanak).

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɛnɪk/

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• Rhymes: -ɛnɪk
• Homophone: Fenwick

fennec (plural fennecs)

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

• desert fox
• fen (clipping)
• fennec fox

• Fennec fox on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Category:Vulpes zerda on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Borrowed from Arabic فَنَك (fanak).

• IPA^(key): /fɛ.nɛk/ ~ /fe.nɛk/

• Audio (France (Lyon)):

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fennec m (plural fennecs)

1. fennec

• “fennec”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Borrowed from French fennec, from Arabic فَنَك (fanak).

fennec m (invariable)

1. fennec