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Examples of pelage in a Sentence
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Word History
French, from Middle French, from poil hair, from Old French peil, from Latin pilus
1734, in the meaning defined above
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“Pelage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pelage. Accessed 12 Sep. 2024.
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