What does "pelage" mean?

Fur, hair, or any other form of the coat of a mammal.

What is a synonym for "pelage"?

Common synonyms include: coat, bearskin, chinchilla, coats, ermine, fleeces.

/ˈpɛlɪd͡ʒ/ noun

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Noun

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

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

From French pelage (“fur”).