"firefox" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: firefoxes [plural]
Etymology: Calque of Mandarin 火狐 (huǒhú, literally “fire fox”). Etymology templates: {{calque|en|cmn|-}} Calque of Mandarin, {{zh-l|火狐|lit=fire fox}} 火狐 (huǒhú, literally “fire fox”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} firefox (plural firefoxes)
  1. Red panda Categories (topical): Mythological creatures Categories (lifeform): Carnivores
    Sense id: en-firefox-en-noun-FWW8gYVx Disambiguation of Mythological creatures: 50 50 Disambiguation of Carnivores: 68 32 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 73 27
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: firefoxes [plural]
Etymology: Calque of Finnish tulikettu or Finnish tulirepo. Etymology templates: {{calque|en|fi|tulikettu}} Calque of Finnish tulikettu, {{cal|en|fi|tulirepo|notext=1}} Finnish tulirepo Head templates: {{en-noun}} firefox (plural firefoxes)
  1. A mythical creature in Finnish folklore, a fox with fiery or radiant fur, the reflection of which produces the northern lights. Categories (topical): Characters from folklore, Finnic mythology, Mythological creatures Translations (Translations): tulikettu (Finnish), tulikko (Finnish), tulirepo (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-firefox-en-noun-dXiNRP1- Disambiguation of Characters from folklore: 43 57 Disambiguation of Finnic mythology: 30 70 Disambiguation of Mythological creatures: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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