desert fox
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desert fox¹
noun desert foxes
- The fennec.
- The white-footed fox. For quotations using this term, see Citations:desert fox.
Desert Fox²
Where it comes 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.
proper noun the Desert Fox
- Erwin Rommel (1891–1944), a German field marshal and tank commander during World War II.
Talk about this word "desert fox." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/desert%20fox. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. desert fox. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/desert%20fox "desert fox." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/desert%20fox.Cite this
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