pelage
the hair, fur, wool, or other soft covering of a mammal.
Origin of pelage
1Other words from pelage
- pe·la·gi·al [puh-ley-jee-uhl], /pəˈleɪ dʒi əl/, adjective
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How to use pelage in a sentence
In museum specimens, the subadult pelage is much more noticeable because it can be compared with the pelages of other specimens.
Actually both bright and worn pelages can occur in any one population at any one time.
North American Jumping Mice (Genus Zapus) | Philip H. KrutzschThe color pattern is the same in both juvenal and adult pelages.
Geographic Distribution and Taxonomy of the Chipmunks of Wyoming | John A. WhiteThere are three distinct pelages, juvenal, postjuvenal, and adult.
Speciation and Evolution of the Pygmy Mice, Genus Baiomys | Robert L. Packard
British Dictionary definitions for pelage
/ (ˈpɛlɪdʒ) /
the coat of a mammal, consisting of hair, wool, fur, etc
Origin of pelage
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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