gray fox
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of gray fox
An Americanism dating back to 1670–80
Example Sentences
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Without looking too hard we spotted white-tailed deer behind the trees, bright red cardinals flitting about and even a gray fox skulking by.
From New York Times • Sep. 7, 2022
Inside their sparsely furnished hotel room, on the full-size bed the brothers shared, Mojib had piled up donated stuffed animals, including a giraffe, a gray fox and a barking dog.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 31, 2022
Physically, the Archeocyons was the size of today’s gray fox, with long legs and a small head.
From Seattle Times • May 3, 2022
He pointed out wild llama-like guanacos grazing on the steppe, a gray fox running across the road, and caracara falcons perched on the fence posts.
From Washington Post • Apr. 8, 2022
Bet his daddy was a gray fox and his ma was a red one.
From "Shiloh" by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
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