blue fox

noun

1

a

: a color phase of the arctic fox in which the coat remains blue gray in winter

b

: the typical arctic fox in summer pelage

c

: the pelt or fur of one of these foxes often imitated by dyeing white fox pelts

2

: a dark reddish gray that is lighter and very slightly yellower than average mauve taupe and less strong and slightly bluer and darker than average rose taupe

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