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| cony |
the fur of a rabbit. [1/2 definitions] |
| dander |
flaky scales of skin, feathers, or fur that may cause allergic reactions. [1/2 definitions] |
| dermestid |
any of various small, dull-colored beetles that, in both the adult and larval stages, destroy leather, fur, wool, and the like. |
| eared seal |
any of a family of seals, including fur seals and sea lions, with powerful front flippers, and hind flippers that permit locomotion on land. |
| ermine |
the white winter fur of the ermine, used as a trimming for clothing or in the making of coats. [1/2 definitions] |
| fisher |
a large flesh-eating marten of northern North America that has thick dark-brown fur. [1/3 definitions] |
| fox |
the fur of such an animal. [1/7 definitions] |
| fur |
a garment made of fur. [3/5 definitions] |
| furless |
combined form of fur. |
| furred |
of an animal, having fur. [3 definitions] |
| furring |
the act of trimming or lining something with fur, or the fur used for this. [1/2 definitions] |
| furry |
being naturally covered in fur, as an animal or part of an animal's body. [3 definitions] |
| galyak |
a flat, glossy fur made from lamb or kid pelts. |
| genet |
any of several carnivorous mammals related to the civet, with yellowish or grayish fur, dark spots, and a long ringed tail. [2 definitions] |
| giant panda |
a large, bearlike, carnivorous animal with black-and-white fur and black rings around the eyes, native to China and Tibet. |
| gray squirrel |
any of various common squirrels that have gray fur and are native to North America. |
| grivet |
a small, long-tailed monkey of North Africa that has olive-gray fur and a dark face and paws, and that lives on the ground. |
| ground squirrel |
any of various burrowing rodents, such as chipmunks, that differ from true squirrels in having cheek pouches and shorter fur. |
| harp seal |
a migratory seal of arctic regions, whose young have white, woolly fur. |
| Himalayan |
any of a breed of domestic cat, bred by crossing Siamese and Persian cats, that has blue eyes and long, light-colored fur except on the face, ears, feet, and tail, which are dark. [2/3 definitions] |
| Hudson seal |
muskrat fur that is dyed and sheared to look like seal. |
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