"long-eared fox" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: long-eared foxes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} long-eared fox (plural long-eared foxes)
  1. Synonym of bat-eared fox (Otocyon megalotis) Categories (lifeform): Foxes Synonyms: bat-eared fox [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-long-eared_fox-en-noun-Fp8x7qOH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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