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Pelage

//ˈpɛlɪd͡ʒ// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Fur, hair, or any other form of the coat of a mammal. countable, uncountable

    "They [hares] are now assuming partial winter pelage, with traces of white hair in their coats."

  2. 2
    growth of hair or wool or fur covering the body of an animal wordnet
  3. 3
    The characteristic nature of this coat: its coarseness or fineness, its typical lay, and so on. countable, uncountable

Etymology

From French pelage (“fur”).

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