underfur

[ uhn-der-fur ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

the fine, soft, thick, hairy coat under the longer and coarser outer hair in certain animals, as seals, otters, and beavers.

underfur

/ ˈʌndəˌfɜː /

the layer of dense soft fur occurring beneath the outer coarser fur in certain mammals, such as the otter and seal Also calledundercoat

First recorded in 1875–80; under- + fur

The distance would be close, but not quite as deep, for Columbian mammoths, which may have lacked underfur.

More than 200 impression slides and whole mounts of guard hair and underfur were prepared.

In mice in the earlier stages of adulthood, underfur of the dorsum is buffy at the tips and gray basally.

The width of a hair in the underfur is of no taxonomic significance, in that individual variation exceeds that between species.

The guard hairs and underfur differ in different species (see figs. 35-37).

Color: Darker throughout, especially on dorsal surface due to more black of the underfur; underparts deeper buff.

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[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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