NOUN | substance | fur, pelt | the dressed hairy coat of a mammal |
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animal | fur | dense coat of fine silky hairs on mammals (e.g., cat or seal or weasel) | |
artifact | fur | a garment made of the dressed hairy coat of a mammal |
Sounds | fer' | |
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Rhymes | aquifer ... zephyr / Zephyr: 60 rhymes with fer... |
Meaning | The dressed hairy coat of a mammal. | |
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Synonym | pelt | |
Narrower | astrakhan | The fur of young lambs |
bearskin | The pelt of a bear (sometimes used as a rug) | |
beaver, beaver fur | The soft brown fur of the beaver | |
chinchilla | The expensive silvery grey fur of the chinchilla | |
ermine | The expensive white fur of the ermine | |
fox | The grey or reddish-brown fur of a fox | |
lambskin | The skin of a lamb with the wool still on | |
lapin, rabbit | The fur of a rabbit | |
leopard | The pelt of a leopard | |
mink | The expensive fur of a mink | |
muskrat, muskrat fur | The brown fur of a muskrat | |
otter | The fur of an otter | |
raccoon | The fur of the North American racoon | |
sable | The expensive dark brown fur of the marten | |
seal, sealskin | The pelt or fur (especially the underfur) of a seal | |
squirrel | The fur of a squirrel | |
Broader | animal skin | The outer covering of an animal |
Spanish | cuero, piel | |
Catalan | pell |
Meaning | dense coat of fine silky hairs on mammals (e.g., cat or seal or weasel). | |
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Parts | guard hair | coarse hairs that form the outer fur and protect the underfur of certain mammals |
Narrower | undercoat, underfur | Thick soft fur lying beneath the longer and coarser guard hair |
Broader | coat, pelage | growth of hair or wool or fur covering the body of an animal |
Adjectives | furry | covered with a dense coat of fine silky hairs |
Meaning | A garment made of the dressed hairy coat of a mammal. | |
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Broader | garment | An article of clothing |
Spanish | piel |
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