black fox
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of black fox
An Americanism dating back to 1595–1605
Example Sentences
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A rare black fox has been seen roaming towns in a Welsh county, with locals urged to help catch it.
From BBC • Apr. 18, 2023
Squirrels take part in "mating chases" and a male black fox squirrel "most likely" mated with a female grey, Dr McRobie said.
From BBC • Aug. 13, 2019
"The most likely explanation for the black version of the gene being found in the grey squirrel is that a male black fox squirrel mated with a female grey squirrel," she said.
From BBC • Aug. 13, 2019
He makes gifts; here a few pounds of rhubarb, there the skin of a black fox or a sable.
From Time Magazine Archive
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 "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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