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pelage

Noun

pel=age

WORDNET DICTIONARY

pelage(n = noun.animal) coat - growth of hair or wool or fur covering the body of an animal; Array

is a part of mammal, mammalian

has particulars: fur, fleece, wool

is a kind of hair

pelage, n. [F. pelage, fr. L. pilus hair.].

The covering, or coat, of a mammal, whether of wool, fur, or hair. [1913 Webster]

pelage, n. the fur, hair, wool, etc. of a mammal.

Etymology

F f. poil hair

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