Zool. Also fennic. [Arab. fenek, a name vaguely applied to various fur-bearing animals.] The name of an animal (Canis zerda) found in Africa, resembling a small fox, but having very long ears.
1790. Bruce, Trav., V. 135. After leaving Algiers I met with another fennec at Tunis.
1848. Craig, Fennic.
c. 1850. Nat. Encycl., I. 264. Various species of foxes and fox-like animals, among which we may notice the fennec.
1888. Riverside Nat. Hist., V. 412. The Fennec is a pretty little animal, ranging over a large part of Africa.
