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GREY FOX

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does grey fox mean? 

GREY FOX (noun)
  The noun GREY FOX has 1 sense:

1. dark grey American fox; from Central America through southern United Statesplay

  Familiarity information: GREY FOX used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


GREY FOX (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Dark grey American fox; from Central America through southern United States

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

gray fox; grey fox; Urocyon cinereoargenteus

Hypernyms ("grey fox" is a kind of...):

fox (alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs)

Holonyms ("grey fox" is a member of...):

genus Urocyon; Urocyon (grey foxes)


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