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crab-eating fox

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A medium-sized canid of species Cerdocyon thous, endemic to central South America.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

wild dog of northern South America

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: crab-eating dog, Dusicyon cancrivorus

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: wild dog

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Across languages

Translations

22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: guineu menjacrancs — Cerdocyon thous
  • Chinese Mandarin: 食蟹狐 (shíxiè hú) — Cerdocyon thous
  • Chinese Mandarin: 食蟹胡狼 (shíxiè húláng) — Cerdocyon thous
  • Czech: maikong — Cerdocyon thous
  • Danish: krabberæv — Cerdocyon thous
  • French: renard des savanes — Cerdocyon thous
  • French: renard crabier — Cerdocyon thous
  • French: petit loup — Cerdocyon thous
  • German: Maikong — Cerdocyon thous
  • Mbya Guarani: aguara'i — Cerdocyon thous
  • Japanese: カニクイイヌ (kanikuiinu) — Cerdocyon thous
  • Korean: 게잡이여우 (gejabiyeou) — Cerdocyon thous
  • Maltese: volpi wikkiel il-granċijiet — Cerdocyon thous
  • Polish: majkong — Cerdocyon thous
  • Polish: lis krabojad — Cerdocyon thous
  • Portuguese: guaraxaim — Cerdocyon thous
  • Portuguese: cachorro-do-mato — Cerdocyon thous
  • Russian: майко́нг (majkóng) — Cerdocyon thous
  • Russian: сава́нновая лиси́ца (savánnovaja lisíca) — Cerdocyon thous
  • Spanish: zorro cangrejero — Cerdocyon thous
  • Turkish: maikong — Cerdocyon thous
  • Turkish: yengeç yiyen tilki — Cerdocyon thous