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desert fox

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.21 in modern English

Syllables
de-sert -fox
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The fennec.

noun

The white-footed fox.

Indian usage

name

Erwin Rommel (1891–1944), a German field marshal and tank commander during World War II.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Possibly a calque of German Wüstenfuchs, in reference to the terrain in which the North African campaign was fought, and the popular conception of the slyness of the fox. Not clear whether it was coined in British or German media first, as the respective term arose in each language near-simultaneously.

Usage

Inflected Forms

desert foxes (plural) the Desert Fox (canonical)

Questions

What does desert fox mean?
The fennec.
Where does desert fox come from?
Possibly a calque of German Wüstenfuchs, in reference to the terrain in which the North African campaign was fought, and the popular conception of the slyness of the fox. Not clear whether it was coined in British or German media first, as the respective term arose in each language near-simultaneously.

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