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Recent Examples of underfur
In contrast, New World porcupines—those found in North and South America—have individual quills interspersed with sensory guard hairs, bristles, and underfur.
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Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 May 2026
The first coat is often dense underfur packed closely against the skin, like a warm base layer.
—Wes Siler, Outside Online, 30 June 2022
The visitor center and gift shop are in a historic Matanuska Colony barn where visitors can purchase garments woven from qiviut, the underfur that combed from the musk ox.
—Bob Hallinen, Anchorage Daily News, 4 May 2018
Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 May 2026
The first coat is often dense underfur packed closely against the skin, like a warm base layer.
—Wes Siler, Outside Online, 30 June 2022
The visitor center and gift shop are in a historic Matanuska Colony barn where visitors can purchase garments woven from qiviut, the underfur that combed from the musk ox.
—Bob Hallinen, Anchorage Daily News, 4 May 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for underfur
Noun
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The brand prioritizes sustainable practices, utilizing regenerated wool from traceable supply chains, including by the Tuscan wool mill Manteco.—
Andrea Onate,
Footwear News,
28 May 2026
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He is said to have draped the shrine in striped red wool.—
Iqbal Akhtar,
The Conversation,
25 May 2026
Noun
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Indoor dogs often shed insulating undercoats and shouldn't be shaved in winter; their natural coats provide warmth.—
Sergio Candido,
CBS News,
24 Jan. 2026
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Similarly, cashmere, made from goats’ undercoats, will also shrink when exposed to hot temperatures.—
Hallie Milstein,
Southern Living,
15 Jan. 2026
Noun
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These dogs usually have short or hairless coats, allowing air to circulate throughout their body.—
Madeline Gunderson,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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Also loved seeing her, post-club, smoking a cigarette out the window as the sun came up, draped in one of Deborah’s leopard coats.—
Jessica M. Goldstein,
Vulture,
29 May 2026
Noun
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As temperatures drop and autumn gives way to the seemingly ceaseless snows of winter, some animals in northerly climes exchange their pelage or plumage of summer drab for the purest white.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
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However, multiple studies over the past 50 years have highlighted the distinctions between different types of giraffe based on their pelage patterns, cranial and postcranial morphology, genetics, ecology, and behavior.—
GrrlScientist,
Forbes,
9 Jan. 2025
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For 2024's Out100 celebration, Zaya rocked a jacket featuring a fur collar and fur cuffs that looked straight out of Fran Drescher's closet inThe Nanny.—
Alexandra Schonfeld,
PEOPLE,
29 May 2026
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This is very important for pets because fur is where the ticks like to live.—
Chris McKeown,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
29 May 2026
Noun
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Eva, who was very interested in my research on Stein, wondered if Fanny washed her hair in sulphur water, like the poodles, Basket 1 and Basket 2.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 June 2026
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The Vogue cover star leaned her head back and dipped her hair into the water in one image.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
1 June 2026
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“Underfur.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underfur. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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