furbearer

Or fur-bear·er

[fur-bair-er]

noun

1. any furry animal, especially one whose fur is of commercial value.

Other Word Forms

• furbearing adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of furbearer¹

First recorded in 1905–10; fur + bearer

Example Sentences

Jay Butfiloski, the furbearer and alligator program coordinator with the state’s Natural Resources Department, could not be reached on Tuesday.

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Historically, trapping has brought many furbearer species, such as the American beaver, to the brink of extinction.

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The Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife supports the town’s plan to eliminate the coyotes, said Dave Wattles, the black bear and furbearer project leader with the division.

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“To hamper our recreational and agriculture communities by protecting an unregulated furbearer is unjustified,” he said.

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Jay Butfiloski, the furbearer and alligator program coordinator with the state’s Natural Resources Department, said that it had seen an “increased frequency” over the past couple years in alligator attacks but “it’s still a pretty rare event.”

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