gray fox

noun

1. a fox, Urocyon cinereoargenteus, ranging from Central America through the southwestern and eastern U.S., having blackish-gray upper parts and rusty-yellowish feet, legs, and ears.

Word History and Origins

Origin of gray fox¹

An Americanism dating back to 1670–80

Example Sentences

They stopped, and White Otter imitated the bark of To-ko-la, the little gray fox.

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The bark of the little gray fox sounded a short distance ahead of him.

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The gray fox was a mile from his burrow, and knowing that the red fox could outpace him, decided to fight for his booty.

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Something of the kind happened in the affair of the "Gray Fox," which once upon a time set my village in uproar.

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They had gone some distance when they were suddenly stopped by the sharp bark of the little gray fox.

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