Meanings
nounfennec (plural fennecs)
plural fennecs
- A small fox of the species Vulpes zerda, found in the Sahara (excluding the coast) and having distinctive oversized ears.
Synonyms: desert fox, fen, fennec fox
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA small fox of the species Vulpes zerda, found in the Sahara (excluding the coast) and having distinctive oversized ears.
Similar
Origin
- Proto-Mongolic*hüne-
- Proto-Mongolic*hünegen
- Classical Persianفَنَک (fanak)
- Arabicفَنَك (fanak)
- Frenchfennec
- Englishfennec
Borrowed from French fennec, from Arabic فَنَك (fanak).
More words from French, Arabic
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic فَنَك
- فَنَك (fanak)fox
Bulgarian фенек
- фенек (fenek)fox
Catalan fennec
- fennecfox
Chinese Mandarin 耳廓狐, 耳郭狐
- 耳廓狐 (ěrkuòhú)fox
- 耳郭狐 (ěrguōhú)fox
- 𦗒狐 (guōhú)fox
Czech fenek
- fenekfox
Dutch fennek
- fennekfox
Esperanto feneko
- fenekofox
Finnish aavikkokettu
- aavikkokettufox
French fennec
- fennecfox
German Fennek
- Fennekfox
Hebrew פֶנֶק
- פֶנֶק (féneq)fox
Hungarian sivatagi róka
- sivatagi rókafox
Icelandic eyðimerkurrefur, fennec-refur
- eyðimerkurrefurfox
- fennec-refurfox
Italian fennec
- fennecfox
Japanese フェネック, フェネック狐
- フェネック (fenekku)fox
- フェネック狐 (fenekku-gitsune)fox
Korean 페넥여우, 사막여우
- 페넥여우 (peneg-yeou)fox
- 사막여우 (samag-yeou)fox
Norwegian ørkenrev
- ørkenrevfox
Polish fenek
- fenekfox
Portuguese feneco
- fenecofox
Romanian fenec
- fenecfox
Russian фе́нек
- фе́нек (fének)fox
Spanish fénec
- fénecfox
Swedish fennek, ökenräv
- fennekfox
- ökenrävfox
Turkish çöl tilkisi
- çöl tilkisifox
Vietnamese cáo Fennec, cáo tai to châu Phi
- cáo Fennecfox
- cáo tai to châu Phifox
Welsh ffennec
- ffennecfox
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with fennec
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Cite this entry
APA
fennec. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fennec
MLA
“fennec.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fennec. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fennec,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fennec.
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