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UNDERFUR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does underfur mean? 

UNDERFUR (noun)
  The noun UNDERFUR has 1 sense:

1. thick soft fur lying beneath the longer and coarser guard hairplay

  Familiarity information: UNDERFUR used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


UNDERFUR (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Thick soft fur lying beneath the longer and coarser guard hair

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

undercoat; underfur

Hypernyms ("underfur" is a kind of...):

fur (dense coat of fine silky hairs on mammals (e.g., cat or seal or weasel))


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