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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 hair
Familiarity information: UNDERFUR used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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