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We all know that a fox is a 狐 (kitsune). But what's the word for the
burrow/den that a 狐 lives in? This one is stumping the translation tools and
old fashioned paper dictionaries I've got my hands on.
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The word for "den" as in a fox's den?
I believe that Leebo is right. I don't know about fox specific dens, but
[巣穴]{すあな} is usually used for mammals' burrows or nests in holes in the
ground, which in concept at least, applies to foxes (mammals who make
burrows/nests in the ground).
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Most commonly, it would be:

> 「狐{きつね}の穴{あな}」 or
>
> 「狐の巣{す}」

for us native speakers.

(Far) less common would include:

> 「狐の巣穴{すあな}」
>
> 「狐のねぐら」
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