underfur

[ UK /ˌʌndəfˈɜː/ ]
NOUN
  1. thick soft fur lying beneath the longer and coarser guard hair
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How To Use underfur In A Sentence

  • It is being slaughtered illegally by the thousands for its wool actually, the underfur of the chiru, which is known in the international market as "shahtoosh" or "king of wool. Ying Ying the Chiru (Tibetan Antelope), try not to buy shahtoosh
  • The pelage lacks underfur and is usually some shade of brown.
  • A reindeer's key defense against the cold is an exceptional winter coat that has a fine underfur combined with long, hollow guard hairs that contain thousands of tiny, insulating air cells.
  • Collection of the underfur causes the death of the chiru. Ying Ying the Chiru (Tibetan Antelope), try not to buy shahtoosh
  • To the contrary, caribou underfur (like caribou skin in general) is not waterproof or water-repellent: moisture penetrates it easily.
  • The pelage lacks underfur and is usually some shade of brown.
  • The fur is composed of short, soft underfur covered by shiny guard hair.
  • Gray wolves have a dense underfur layer, providing them with excellent insulation against cold conditions.
  • The fur of a dassie rat is soft and silky, but there is no underfur.
  • In fact, the underfur was no longer available in quantity, for beaver populations had precipitously declined, a hard fact noted by old trappers who remembered the glory days when the animals were so numerous a man could whack them dead with a stick. Bird Cloud
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