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grey fox

n. dark gray American fox; from Central America through southern United States [syn: gray fox, Urocyon cinereoargenteus]

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Grey fox (disambiguation)

The gray fox is a species of fox found in North, Central, and northern South America.

Grey fox or gray fox may also refer to:

  • South American gray fox, a species of zorro ("false foxes") found in southern South America
  • Gray Fox (military), the codename used by the Intelligence Support Activity at the beginning of the War in Afghanistan
  • "Gray Fox", a nickname for college basketball coach Everett Case
  • "The Grey Fox", a nickname for Hollywood golden age director Howard Hawks
  • USNSCS Grayfox, a United States Naval Sea Cadet Corps training vessel for cadets
  • The Grey Fox, a 1982 film
  • Gray Fox (Metal Gear), a character in the Metal Gear videogame franchise

Usage examples of "grey fox".

A grey fox, her coat brindled in shadow-shades, froze in a puddle of moonlight a yard down the trail, wide eyes locked on the terrifying, unexpected shape of the elven vampire.

A barn owl soared into the night seeking rodent prey and a grey fox padded across the path directly in front of the waiting man.

He succeeded James Jesus Angleton, the Grey Fox of clandestine operations, as the director of Special Projects.