fennec

[ fen-ek ]

noun

1. a small, pale yellowish-brown fox, Fennecus zerda, of northern Africa, having large, pointed ears.

fennec

/ ˈfɛnɛk /

noun

1. a very small nocturnal fox, Fennecus zerda , inhabiting deserts of N Africa and Arabia, having pale fur and enormous ears

Word History and Origins

Origin of fennec¹

1780–90; < Arabic fanak < Persian

Word History and Origins

Origin of fennec¹

C18: from Arabic fenek fox

Example Sentences

The above Fennec was about ten inches long, the tail five inches and a quarter, near an inch of it on the tip, black.

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The fennec is a creature of the desert, and lives in burrows which it scoops out in the sand.

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The fennec spends the heat of the day comfortably curled up in its burrow, with its nose tucked away under its big bushy tail.

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And yet, correctly speaking, it was not a fox neither, but a fennec.

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They were not going to make a circuit for such an insignificant creature as the little fennec.

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