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underhair

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[uhn-der-hair] / ˈʌn dərˌhɛər /

noun

Zoology.

  1. a growth of short hair lying beneath a longer growth; undercoat.

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We saw traces everywhere: antlers, other bones, hoof prints, dung, and once a great hank of soft, woolly underhair, part of the winter coat that a musk ox had shed.

From The Guardian • Aug. 27, 2015

The sides will be covered with good quality, long staple mohair, comparatively free from the coarse, dead underhair, or kemp.

From Practical Angora Goat Raising by

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