Meanings
nounBlanford's fox (plural Blanford's foxes)
plural Blanford's foxes
- A small fox (Vulpes cana) native to the Middle East and Central Asia.
Synonyms: Afghan fox, black fox, hoary fox, king fox, royal fox
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA small fox (Vulpes cana) native to the Middle East and Central Asia.
Origin
Named after the English naturalist William Thomas Blanford, who described it in 1877.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Dutch Afghaanse vos
- Afghaanse vosVulpes cana
Finnish mustatäpläkettu
- mustatäpläkettuVulpes cana
French renard de Blanford, renard afghan
- renard de BlanfordVulpes cana
- renard afghanVulpes cana
Persian شاهروباه
- شاهروباه (šâhrubâh)Vulpes cana
Polish lis afgański
- lis afgańskiVulpes cana
Russian афга́нская лиси́ца, белуджиста́нская лиси́ца
- афга́нская лиси́ца (afgánskaja lisíca)Vulpes cana
- белуджиста́нская лиси́ца (beludžistánskaja lisíca)Vulpes cana
- буха́рская лиси́ца (buxárskaja lisíca)Vulpes cana
Ukrainian лисиця афганська, лисиця Бленфорда
- лисиця афганська (lysycja afhansʹka)Vulpes cana
- лисиця Бленфорда (lysycja Blenforda)Vulpes cana
Cite this entry
APA
Blanford's fox. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Blanford's%20fox
MLA
“Blanford's fox.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Blanford's%20fox. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Blanford's fox,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Blanford's%20fox.
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