corsac fox

noun

a medium-sized Asiatic fox, of species Vulpes corsac.

Similar
steppe foxTartar fox
OriginRussian корса́к ← Proto-Turkic *karsak →
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Meanings

nouncorsac fox (plural corsac foxes)

plural corsac foxes

  1. a medium-sized Asiatic fox, of species Vulpes corsac.

    Synonyms: steppe fox, Tartar fox

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna medium-sized Asiatic fox, of species Vulpes corsac.

Similar
steppe foxTartar fox
Also see
sand foxsteppe fox

Origin

  1. Proto-Turkic*karsak
  2. Russianкорса́к
  3. Englishcorsac fox

From Russian корса́к (korsák), ultimately from Proto-Turkic *karsak.

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Translations

Catalan guineu de l'estepa
  • guineu de l'estepaVulpes corsac
Chinese Mandarin 沙狐
  • 沙狐 (shāhú)Vulpes corsac
Dutch steppevos
  • steppevosVulpes corsac
Esperanto korsako
  • korsakoVulpes corsac
Finnish korsakki, arokettu
  • korsakkiVulpes corsac
  • arokettuVulpes corsac
French renard corsac, renard des steppes
  • renard corsacVulpes corsac
  • renard des steppesVulpes corsac
German Steppenfuchs
  • SteppenfuchsVulpes corsac
Greek αλεπού κορσάκ, κορσάκ
  • αλεπού κορσάκ (alepoú korsák)Vulpes corsac
  • κορσάκ (korsák)Vulpes corsac
Indonesian rubah korsak
  • rubah korsakVulpes corsac
Italian volpe corsac
  • volpe corsacVulpes corsac
Japanese コサックギツネ
  • コサックギツネ (Kosakku-gitsune)Vulpes corsac
Korean 코사크여우
  • 코사크여우 (kosakeuyeou)Vulpes corsac
Persian فنک, قارساق
  • فنک (fanak)Vulpes corsac
  • قارساق (qârsâq)Vulpes corsac
Polish lis stepowy
  • lis stepowyVulpes corsac
Russian корса́к, степна́я лиси́ца
  • корса́к (korsák)Vulpes corsac
  • степна́я лиси́ца (stepnája lisíca)Vulpes corsac
Spanish zorro Corsac
  • zorro CorsacVulpes corsac
Swedish korsakräv, stäppräv
  • korsakrävVulpes corsac
  • stäpprävVulpes corsac
Turkish karsak
  • karsakVulpes corsac
Ukrainian лисиця корсак, корсак
  • лисиця корсак (lysycja korsak)Vulpes corsac
  • корсак (korsak)Vulpes corsac
Cite this entry
APA

corsac fox. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/corsac%20fox

MLA

“corsac fox.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/corsac%20fox. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “corsac fox,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/corsac%20fox.

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