cross fox

noun

a red fox in the color phase in which the fur is reddish brown with a dark stripe down the back and another over the shoulders.

Origin of cross fox

First recorded in 1765–75

Words nearby cross fox

cross bedding, cross bridging, cross buck, cross colour, cross flap, cross fox, cross hair, cross hairs, cross index, cross infection, cross matching

Example sentences from the Web for cross fox

  • By the way, a cross-fox is not a hybrid; he bears the sign of the cross on his shoulders, and so his name.

    The New North |Agnes Deans Cameron