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Blanford's fox

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A small fox (Vulpes cana) native to the Middle East and Central Asia.

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History

Etymology

Named after the English naturalist William Thomas Blanford, who described it in 1877.

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: Afghaanse vos — Vulpes cana
  • Finnish: mustatäpläkettu — Vulpes cana
  • French: renard de Blanford — Vulpes cana
  • French: renard afghan — Vulpes cana
  • Persian: شاهروباه (šâhrubâh) — Vulpes cana
  • Polish: lis afgański — Vulpes cana
  • Russian: афга́нская лиси́ца (afgánskaja lisíca) — Vulpes cana
  • Russian: белуджиста́нская лиси́ца (beludžistánskaja lisíca) — Vulpes cana
  • Russian: буха́рская лиси́ца (buxárskaja lisíca) — Vulpes cana
  • Ukrainian: лисиця афганська (lysycja afhansʹka) — Vulpes cana
  • Ukrainian: лисиця Бленфорда (lysycja Blenforda) — Vulpes cana