English Online Dictionary. What means firefox? What does firefox mean?
English
Etymology 1
Calque from Mandarin 火狐 (huǒhú, literally “fire fox”).
Noun
firefox (plural firefoxes)
- Red panda
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Further reading
- red panda on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Etymology 2
Calque of Finnish tulikettu or Finnish tulirepo.
Noun
firefox (plural firefoxes)
- A mythical creature in Finnish folklore, a fox with fiery or radiant fur, the reflection of which produces the northern lights.
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Anagrams
- forefix, fox fire, fox-fire, foxfire