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"Underfur"
Keywords:
coarser
,
mammal
,
overhair
,
pinnipeds
,
otters
Related Terms:
Pelage
,
Fur
,
Undercoat
,
Guard hairs
,
Pelt
,
Hirsute
,
Guard hair
,
Chinchilla
,
Hide
,
Mole
,
Koala
,
Anteater
,
Skin
,
Shearling
,
Wombat
,
Rodent
,
Pile
,
Kidskin
,
Tarantula
,
Rodents
,
Hides
,
Opossum
,
Horsefly
,
Shrew
,
Pilose
,
Armadillo
,
Pubescent
,
Edentate
,
Vole
,
Moult
,
Sugar glider
,
Bandicoot
,
Villous
,
Squirrel
,
Den tree
,
Cowhide
,
Faux fur
,
Blackfly
,
Camel's hair
,
Calfskin
,
Lambskin
,
Aardvark
,
Flying squirrel
,
Chamois
,
Swarming
,
Pigskin
,
Velutinous
,
Porcupine
,
Suede
,
Floccose
The short hair of a mammal; in temperate and boreal climates the underfur ordinarily is denser, made up of more hairs, than the longer and coarser overhair.
nsrl.ttu.edu
pale, short fine hairs in the coat that help keep the animal warm.
wolfsource.org
thick soft fur lying beneath the longer and coarser guard hair
wordnet.princeton.edu
Soft, often woolly insulative hairs in the pelage of mammals. It provides the bulk of the hair covering in most species.
humboldt.edu
The short, numerous hairs underlying the guard hairs of pinnipeds and otters.
humboldt.edu
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