silver fox

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.

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silver fox

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

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

sil′ver fox′

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 white

Vulpes vulpes, red fox - the common Old World fox; having reddish-brown fur; commonly considered a single circumpolar species

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