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REYNARD
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Reynard mean?
• REYNARD (noun)
The noun REYNARD has 1 sense:
1. a conventional name for a fox used in tales following usage in the old epic 'Reynard the Fox'
Familiarity information: REYNARD used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A conventional name for a fox used in tales following usage in the old epic 'Reynard the Fox'
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("Reynard" is a kind of...):
fox (alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs)
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