gray fox
noun
: a fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus) with coarse gray hair and white underparts that occurs from southern Canada to northern South America
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On social media, some commenters speculated the creature might be a young red or gray fox with leucism, a condition that causes a loss of pigmentation, resulting in white fur.
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Alexa Robles-Gil, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Oct. 2024
Bernal has really stepped into his gray fox era, using his (extremely handsome) looks to lean into the vexation of his character’s age and past.
—Nicole Froio, refinery29.com, 15 Oct. 2024
While everyone mills around, a fur buyer rolls up in a truck with a U-Haul cargo carrier piled with dozens of gray fox carcasses.
—Britta Lokting, Rolling Stone, 13 Oct. 2024
Texas has experienced two rabies epidemics in animals since 1988: one involving coyotes and dogs in south Texas and the other involving gray foxes in west-central Texas.
—Discover Magazine, 3 Oct. 2024
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Alexa Robles-Gil, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Oct. 2024
Bernal has really stepped into his gray fox era, using his (extremely handsome) looks to lean into the vexation of his character’s age and past.
—Nicole Froio, refinery29.com, 15 Oct. 2024
While everyone mills around, a fur buyer rolls up in a truck with a U-Haul cargo carrier piled with dozens of gray fox carcasses.
—Britta Lokting, Rolling Stone, 13 Oct. 2024
Texas has experienced two rabies epidemics in animals since 1988: one involving coyotes and dogs in south Texas and the other involving gray foxes in west-central Texas.
—Discover Magazine, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Gray fox.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gray%20fox. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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