Meanings
nouncrab-eating fox (plural crab-eating foxes)
plural crab-eating foxes
- A medium-sized canid of species Cerdocyon thous, endemic to central South America.
Synonyms: maikong, forest fox, wood fox, crab-eating wolf, common fox
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA medium-sized canid of species Cerdocyon thous, endemic to central South America.
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Translations
Catalan guineu menjacrancs
- guineu menjacrancsCerdocyon thous
Chinese Mandarin 食蟹狐, 食蟹胡狼
- 食蟹狐 (shíxiè hú)Cerdocyon thous
- 食蟹胡狼 (shíxiè húláng)Cerdocyon thous
Czech maikong
- maikongCerdocyon thous
Danish krabberæv
- krabberævCerdocyon thous
French renard des savanes, renard crabier
- renard des savanesCerdocyon thous
- renard crabierCerdocyon thous
- petit loupCerdocyon thous
German Maikong
- MaikongCerdocyon thous
Japanese カニクイイヌ
- カニクイイヌ (kanikuiinu)Cerdocyon thous
Korean 게잡이여우
- 게잡이여우 (gejabiyeou)Cerdocyon thous
Polish majkong, lis krabojad
- majkongCerdocyon thous
- lis krabojadCerdocyon thous
Portuguese guaraxaim, cachorro-do-mato
- guaraxaimCerdocyon thous
- cachorro-do-matoCerdocyon thous
Russian майко́нг, сава́нновая лиси́ца
- майко́нг (majkóng)Cerdocyon thous
- сава́нновая лиси́ца (savánnovaja lisíca)Cerdocyon thous
Spanish zorro cangrejero
- zorro cangrejeroCerdocyon thous
Turkish maikong, yengeç yiyen tilki
- maikongCerdocyon thous
- yengeç yiyen tilkiCerdocyon thous
Cite this entry
APA
crab-eating fox. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crab-eating%20fox
MLA
“crab-eating fox.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crab-eating%20fox. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “crab-eating fox,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crab-eating%20fox.
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