Delalande's fox
Delalande's fox noun: synonym of bat-eared fox.
Noun
Delalande's fox (plural Delalande's foxes)
- Synonym of bat-eared fox.
- The cosmopolitan family Canidae has five representatives in South Africa. Two of these belong to genera peculiar to the Ethiopigm region. One of them, Delalande's Fox (Otocyon megalotis), is a gentle and harmless little creature preying chiefly on termites, and distinguished externally by its long...1905, Flint, William, Science in South Africa: a handbook and review. Prepared under the auspices of the South African governments and the South African association for the advancement of science...
- The so-called foxes of South America, such as the crab-eating fox (C. thous), Azara’s fox (C. azarae), and the colpeo (C. magellanicus), are aberrant members of the typical genus Canis. On the other hand, the long-eared fox or Delalande’s fox (Otocyon megalotis) of south and east Africa represents...1910, The Encyclopedia Britannica
- Synonyms:
- bat-eared fox
Examples of Delalande's fox in a sentence
- One of them, Delalande's Fox (Otocyon megalotis), is a gentle and harmless little creature preying chiefly on termites, and distinguished externally by its long pointed ears.1905, Flint, William, Science in South Africa: a handbook and review. Prepared under the auspices of the South African governments and the...
- The Bat-eared, or Delalande's fox is called "mbweha masikio" in Kiswahili, which means "eared jackal," but he is a true fox (and has, for example, the fox-like vertical eye pupils).1987, Fetner, P. Jay; Plimpton, George, The African safari: the ultimate wildlife and photographic adventure, →OCLC:
Synonyms of Delalande's fox
Forms of Delalande's fox
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Origin of Delalande's fox
After French naturalist Pierre Antoine Delalande.
Questions about Delalande's fox
- What does Delalande's fox mean?
- Delalande's fox means synonym of bat-eared fox.
- How do you use Delalande's fox in a sentence?
- One of them, Delalande's Fox (Otocyon megalotis), is a gentle and harmless little creature preying chiefly on termites, and distinguished externally by its long pointed ears.
- What part of speech is Delalande's fox?
- Delalande's fox is a noun.
- What is the plural of Delalande's fox?
- The plural of Delalande's fox is Delalande's foxes.
Words near Delalande's fox in the dictionary
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