fur
noun
the fine, soft, thick, hairy coat of the skin of a mammal.
furless
-
a word derived from
fur.
Example Sentences
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As the novel proceeds, Burke soon focuses her attention on Mama, the grizzled, almost furless alpha female, Goliath, the dominant male, and Tooch a bottle-fed juvenile.
From Washington Post ● May 8, 2018
They have since sold nearly 30 of the furless cats to customers locally and around the country.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 1, 2016
But while most owl pellets are densely packed with fur, Blakiston’s are more like tiny ossuaries for its furless victims: fish and frogs.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 3, 2016
Among the newly furless humans, bare skin would have served, like the peacock's tail, as a signal of fitness.
From Slate ● Dec. 7, 2013
His poor furless underpelt was no use at all.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
