gray fox

American  

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.

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Etymology

Origin of gray fox

An Americanism dating back to 1670–80

Example Sentences

Three videos had documented an entire heist carried out by a gray fox.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 8, 2023

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

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

Off the trails, we surprise animals—a gray fox, black-tailed deer.

From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes