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gray fox

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Urocyon cinereoargenteus, a carnivorous mammal of the family Canidae, habitat spanning from central North America to northern South America.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: tree fox, wood fox

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: grey fox, Urocyon cinereoargenteus

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: fox

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Cahuilla: qawisish — Urocyon cinereoargenteus
  • Dutch: grijze vos — Urocyon cinereoargenteus
  • Finnish: harmaakettu — Urocyon cinereoargenteus
  • French: renard gris — Urocyon cinereoargenteus
  • German: Graufuchs — Urocyon cinereoargenteus
  • Icelandic: grárefur — Urocyon cinereoargenteus
  • Ido: grizafoxo — Urocyon cinereoargenteus
  • Japanese: 灰色狐 (haiiro gitsune) — Urocyon cinereoargenteus
  • Latin: urocyōn cinereoargenteus — Urocyon cinereoargenteus
  • Totontepec Mixe: vaax — Urocyon cinereoargenteus
  • Magdalena Peñasco Mixtec: ñukuii — Urocyon cinereoargenteus
  • San Juan Atzingo Popoloca: coxróntá — Urocyon cinereoargenteus
  • Portuguese: raposa-cinzenta — Urocyon cinereoargenteus
  • Russian: се́рая лиси́ца (séraja lisíca) — Urocyon cinereoargenteus
  • Spanish: zorra gris — Urocyon cinereoargenteus
  • Spanish: zorro gris — Urocyon cinereoargenteus
  • Tübatulabal: ʔiklo·bal — Urocyon cinereoargenteus
  • Isthmus Zapotec: mistuꞌ guiꞌxhiꞌ — Urocyon cinereoargenteus