silver fox

silver fox

n.1. A red fox of the melanistic form, having black fur tipped with white.2. The fur of a silver fox, especially as an article of clothing.3. Informal An older man, usually one with gray or white hair, who is considered attractive.

silver fox

n 1. (Animals) an American red fox in a colour phase in which the fur is black with long silver-tipped hairs 2. (Textiles) the valuable fur or pelt of this animal

sil′ver fox′

n. a red fox in the color phase in which the blackish fur has silver-gray tips. [1760–70]

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silver fox - red fox in the color phase when its pelt is tipped with whiteVulpes vulpes, red fox - the common Old World fox; having reddish-brown fur; commonly considered a single circumpolar species