asse

/æs/

noun 2

Collocations

ADJ.

little

VERB + ASSE

include, long-eared

ASSE + NOUN

canis, cape, chama, fox

Definitions

noun

Obsolete spelling of ass.

noun

A Cape fox (Vulpes chama).

and the little Asse Fox (Canis chama).

South of the Zambezi the group reappears in the shape of the asse-fox or fennec, (V. cama), a dark-coloured species, with a black tip to the long, bushy tail and reddish-brown ears.

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and the little Asse Fox (Canis chama).

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South of the Zambezi the group reappears in the shape of the asse-fox or fennec, (V. cama), a dark-coloured species, with a black tip to the long, bushy tail and reddish-brown ears.

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Foxes involved include the long-eared Asse Fox or Cape Fox (Vulpes chania) and the bat-eared fox

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In some senses, asse is marked as obsolete, rare. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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