Azara's dog

noun

Aza·​ra's dog

əˈzärəz-

variants or Azara's fox

: a foxlike mammal (Dusicyon gymnocercus or D. azarae) of eastern and southern South America

Word History

Etymology

translation of New Latin Canis Azarae, after Félix de Azara †1821 Spanish soldier and naturalist

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