gray fox

noun

: a fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus) with coarse gray hair and white underparts that occurs from southern Canada to northern South America

Examples of gray fox in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Red foxes tend to eat more meat, while gray foxes eat meat but also more plant materials such as acorns or beechnuts, says Owen. —Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 6 Aug. 2025

Recent rabies cases in Arizona Pinal County issued a rabies advisory in February after a gray fox tested positive in western Maricopa. —Laura Gersony, AZCentral.com, 8 July 2025

Some of her favorite images so far are of a gray fox captured by a camera in Tecolote Canyon. —Contributing, Oc Register, 4 June 2025

Residents noticed the distressed gray fox roaming the Robinson Ranch neighborhood and called a local animal shelter, the San Diego Humane Society said in a Monday, March 3, Facebook post. —Daniella Segura, Sacramento Bee, 4 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1679, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for gray fox

• botox
• checkbox
• comox
• cornstalks
• cowpox
• crosswalks
• deadlocks
• detox
• feedstocks
• firebox
• gearbox
• hemlocks

Kids Definition

gray fox

noun

: a gray-haired fox with white underparts that is found from southern Canada to northern South America