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fennec

/ˈfɛnɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.03 in modern English

Syllables
fen-nec
IPA
/ˈfɛnɪk/
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A small fox of the species Vulpes zerda, found in the Sahara (excluding the coast) and having distinctive oversized ears.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Mongolic *hüne- Proto-Mongolic *-gan Proto-Mongolic *hünegender. Classical Persian فَنَک (fanak)bor. Arabic فَنَك (fanak)bor. French fennecbor. English fennec Borrowed from French fennec, from Arabic فَنَك (fanak).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

fennecs (plural)

Phrases

fennec vixen

Synonyms

desert fox fen fennec fox

Homonyms

Fenwick

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce fennec?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfɛnɪk/.
What does fennec mean?
A small fox of the species Vulpes zerda, found in the Sahara (excluding the coast) and having distinctive oversized ears.
Where does fennec come from?
It is traced to Arabic.

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