Meanings
noungray fox (plural gray foxes)
plural gray foxes · alternative Commonwealth UK grey fox
- Urocyon cinereoargenteus, a carnivorous mammal of the family Canidae, habitat spanning from central North America to northern South America.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounUrocyon cinereoargenteus, a carnivorous mammal of the family Canidae, habitat spanning from central North America to northern South America.
More synonyms by meaning
noundark grey American fox; from Central America through southern United States
Similar
grey foxUrocyon cinereoargenteus
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Dutch grijze vos
- grijze vosUrocyon cinereoargenteus
Finnish harmaakettu
- harmaakettuUrocyon cinereoargenteus
French renard gris
- renard grisUrocyon cinereoargenteus
German Graufuchs
- GraufuchsUrocyon cinereoargenteus
Icelandic grárefur
- grárefurUrocyon cinereoargenteus
Japanese 灰色狐
- 灰色狐 (haiiro gitsune)Urocyon cinereoargenteus
Latin urocyōn cinereoargenteus
- urocyōn cinereoargenteusUrocyon cinereoargenteus
Polish urocjon wirginijski
- urocjon wirginijskiUrocyon cinereoargenteus
Portuguese raposa-cinzenta
- raposa-cinzentaUrocyon cinereoargenteus
Russian се́рая лиси́ца
- се́рая лиси́ца (séraja lisíca)Urocyon cinereoargenteus
Spanish zorra gris, zorro gris
- zorra grisUrocyon cinereoargenteus
- zorro grisUrocyon cinereoargenteus
Cite this entry
APA
gray fox. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gray%20fox
MLA
“gray fox.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gray%20fox. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gray fox,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gray%20fox.
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