pelage

Plural: pelages

Noun

• The coat or covering of hair, fur, or wool on a mammal.
• growth of hair or wool or fur covering the body of an animal
• Fur, hair, or any other form of the coat of a mammal.
• The characteristic nature of this coat: its coarseness or fineness, its typical lay, and so on.

Examples

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Synonyms

coat

Related Words

hairiness, hairstyle, PELAGIAL