grey fox

British  

noun

1. a greyish American fox, Urocyon cinereoargenteus, inhabiting arid and woody regions from S North America to N South America

2. a similar and related animal, U. littoralis, inhabiting islands off North America

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Example Sentences

The 100,000-acre military reservation was tinder-dry with just 3 in. of rain since June; though both red and grey fox abounded, the U.S.'s top hounds had a terrible time following the trail.

From Time Magazine Archive

It is this last thing that makes it the perfect habitat for albula vulpes, or the grey fox.

From Time Magazine Archive

For the last three decades Mepps, the fishing lure manufacturer, has paid top change for the tails of grey, fox, black and red squirrels alike.

From Time Magazine Archive

Looking around for choicer game than Texas' quickly grounded grey fox, the settlers found it in the wily, hard-running coyote or "Mexican Wolf."

From Time Magazine Archive

A red or grey fox will cross through or under a wire fence over the public highway at night, although the roads are continually traversed by the iron bound shoes of the horse.

From Fox Trapping A Book of Instruction Telling How to Trap, Snare, Poison and Shoot - A Valuable Book for Trappers by Harding, A. R. (Arthur Robert)