noun, masculine/pə.ti.ɡʁi/plural: petits-gris
a Eurasian red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris), which in colder areas (i.e. Russia whence fur has been imported) has more gray or white fur (and therefore has also been called Sciurus cinereus); a gray squirrel (Sciurus griseus); a Siberian chipmunk (Tamias sibiricus); fur of any such animal; a paintbrush from such a fur
Synonyms: petit-gris de Rennes
Compare German Grauwerk for the fur.