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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.
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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.
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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
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Polyester, nylon, wool, elastane blends, and Tencel all work well—pure cotton and linen, not so much.
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Here, Friesenfaser works with materials connected to Nordfriesland, transforming them into pieces for the home and everyday life, from wool blankets to textile products and objects made with natural materials.
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The breed has a short but thick double coat consisting of a coarse outer layer and a softer undercoat.
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Indoor dogs often shed insulating undercoats and shouldn't be shaved in winter; their natural coats provide warmth.
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Most at-home gel systems bundle an LED curing lamp, base coat, top coat, gel polish color and basic prep tools like a file and buffer.
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Here in the famous Festival Theatre, the sprite Ariel, played in splendidly sprightly fashion by Marissa Orjalo, opens up the top of a piano, a piece of island flotsam and Prospero, in the form of the veteran actor Geraint Wyn Davies, shoves his coat inside, throws up his hands and closes the lid.
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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.
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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.
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The minks were also introduced to Britain for their fur.
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Don't rule out a snake bite if there aren't any obvious bite marks—especially if your dog has long or thick fur.
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Ramon is described as 3 feet 5 inches tall, weighing about 40 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes.
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The artist, sporting fiery red hair and a colorful bodysuit, also jumped on a stripper pole at one point after hopping back on the sport bike.
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“Underfur.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underfur. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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