: an undercoat of fur especially when thick and soft
Examples of underfur in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebThe first coat is often dense underfur packed closely against the skin, like a warm base layer.—Wes Siler, Outside Online, 30 June 2022 The visitor center and gift shop are in a historic Matanuska Colony barn where visitors can purchase garments woven from qiviut, the underfur that combed from the musk ox.—Bob Hallinen, Anchorage Daily News, 4 May 2018
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