Definition of Fennec

1. n. A small, African, foxlike animal (Vulpes zerda) of a pale fawn color, remarkable for the large size of its ears.

Definition of Fennec

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

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Fennec

1. an African fox [n -S]

Medical Definition of Fennec

1. A small, African, foxlike animal (Vulpes zerda) of a pale fawn colour, remarkable for the large size of its ears. Origin: Ar. Fanek. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Fennec

feng shuis
fengite
feni
fenis
fenitar
fenitars
fenitrothion
fenitrothion phosphatase
fenks
fenland
fenlands
fenlike
fenman
fenmen
fenne
fennec (current term)
fennec-fox
fennec fox
fennec foxes
fennecs
fennel flower
fennel seed
fennels
fennier
fennies
fenniest
fennish
fennocchio
fennochio

Literary usage of Fennec

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Animal Kingdom Arranged in Conformity with Its Organization by Georges Cuvier, Edward Griffith, Charles Hamilton Smith, Edward Pidgeon, John Edward Gray, George Robert Gray (1827)
"The fennec and the Dogs have not. The Galagos have four fingers and a thumb ... The fennec and the Dogs, as well as the Felinae, have a slit or fold on the ..."

2. A History of the Earth, and Animated Nature by Oliver Goldsmith (1823)
"[EL fennec. A BEAUTIFUL species of weasel, as it is universally considered by the Arabians, is described by Mr. Bruce under the name of ..."

3. Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile: In the Years 1768, 1769,1770 by James Bruce (1813)
"fennec. THIS beautiful animal, which has lately so much excited the curiosity, and exercised the pens rather than the judgment of some naturalists, ..."

4. Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile, in the Years 1768, 1769, 1770 by James Bruce (1804)
"fennec. THIS beautiful animal, whic£ has lately so much excited the curiosity, and exercised the pens rather than the judgment of some naturalists, ..."

5. The Illustrated Natural History by John George Wood (1865)
"Yet the fennec is said to possess the capability o the trunk of the date-palm, ... Like the veritable foxes, the fennec is accustomed to dwell in ..."

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