gray fox
Arboreal American canid
A gray fox is a small North American canid with grizzled gray fur and a black-tipped tail.
Unlike other foxes, it can climb trees, using its curved claws to escape predators or hunt prey.
A gray fox scrambled up the oak when the dogs got close.
Also spelled grey fox.
Mammal of the wolf family
- vulpineResembling a fox
- furAnimal body hair
- grizzledStreaked with gray
- salt-and-pepperMixed gray and dark
rusty · whiskers · paws · tail · muzzle · carnivore · vertebrate · mammal
Active during darkness
- crepuscularRelating to dusk
- twilightLight after sunset
- duskDimming after sundown
- stealthySecretly cautious in movement
elusive · solitary · secretive · furtive · denning · foraging · territorial · omnivore
Of or in trees
- branchDivision or woody limb
- canopyOverhead protective covering
- perchResting spot for birds
- agileLimber and quick-moving
nimble · scramble · ascend · clamber · grip · dexterity · foliage · bark
Sly, scheming cleverness
- tricksterCunning deceiver in myth
- slyCleverly deceptive
- craftyCleverly deceptive
- wilySkilled at deception
clever · resourceful · shrewd · guile · Cherokee · Mesoamerican · shapeshifter · mythology
canid
Mammal of the wolf family
salt-and-pepper · rusty · whiskers · paws · tail · muzzle · carnivore · vertebrate · mammal · quadruped
nocturnal
Active during darkness
- crepuscularRelating to dusk
- twilightLight after sunset
- duskDimming after sundown
stealthy · elusive · solitary · secretive · furtive · denning · foraging · territorial · omnivore · opportunistic
arboreal
Of or in trees
agile · nimble · scramble · ascend · clamber · grip · dexterity · foliage · bark · limb
cunning
Sly, scheming cleverness
wily · clever · resourceful · shrewd · guile · Cherokee · Mesoamerican · shapeshifter · mythology · fable
- Gray Foxes
- wildlifewhite-tailed deer, birds, mammals, elephant, reptiles
- canineswolf, jackal, dingo, coyote, dog
- Mexican Wildlifejaguar, ocelot, axolotl, vaquita, Mexican wolf
- Northern wildlifereindeer, polar bear, lemming, moose, musk ox
- omnivoresraccoon, black bear, pig, American black bear, grizzly bear
gray foxred fox
Ginger-furred wild canine
silver fox · arctic fox · white fox · kit fox · fennec fox
gray, fox, grey, foxy, foxes, grayish, greyish, foxed, foxing