gray fox
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of gray fox
An Americanism dating back to 1670–80
Example Sentences
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In another enclosure, Mozart, a three-legged gray fox with no spleen, peered warily from a tunnel of corrugated tubing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2024
The stakes at hand are, by most measures, low: Red fox or gray fox?
From New York Times ● Dec. 9, 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
Off the trails, we surprise animals—a gray fox, black-tailed deer.
From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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