black fox

noun

1. a red fox in a color phase in which its fur is mostly black.

Word History and Origins

Origin of black fox¹

An Americanism dating back to 1595–1605

Example Sentences

When a black fox once escaped them, Billy decided that black foxes were “diabolical” and convinced Washington to stick to hunting only gray ones.

From Literature

A rare black fox has been seen roaming towns in a Welsh county, with locals urged to help catch it.

From BBC

A rare black fox has been caught on camera prowling around a garden in west London.

From BBC

A man who saw a rare black fox on a country lane said he initially had "no idea" what he was looking at.

From BBC

He's a dilettante poet with a weakness for fur that stems from a regal aunt who once beat him when he was a boy while he was stretched out on her black fox coat.

From Los Angeles Times