Meanings
asse1
asse2
plural asses
- rareA Cape fox (Vulpes chama).
and the little Asse Fox (Canis chama).
1906, Praagh, L. V, The Transvaal and its mines : the encyclopedic history of the Transvaal2 more examples
South of the Zambezi the group reappears in the shape of the asse-fox or fennec, (V. cama), a dark-coloured species, with a black tip to the long, bushy tail and reddish-brown ears.
1910, Encyclopædia Britannica 1911 ed. Vol. 10, page 769Foxes involved include the long-eared Asse Fox or Cape Fox (Vulpes chania) and the bat-eared fox
1973, West, Geoffrey P. (Geoffrey Philip), Rabies in animals & man, New York, Arco, →ISBN, →OCLCSynonyms: asse fox
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA Cape fox (Vulpes chama).
Origin
- Afrikaansasse“ashes”
- Englishasse
Perhaps from Afrikaans asse (“ashes”), because the fur at the top of the Cape fox's body looks like ash.
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