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单词 underfur
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underfurn.

Brit. /ˈʌndəfəː/, U.S. /ˈəndərˌfər/
Etymology: under- prefix1 2b(d).
An inner layer of shorter fur on an animal.
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furc1430
overhair1874
underfur1895
guard hair1913
1892 H. Poland Fur-bearing Animals in Commerce 200 The under fur of this Seal is long compared with other species.]
1895 I. K. Funk et al. Standard Dict. Eng. Lang. II.
1898 Guide Galleries Mammalia Dept. Zool. Brit. Mus. (ed. 6) 70 A thick woolly under-fur.
1904 Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. 13 424 Underfur of back about 15 mm. in length.
1968 J. Ironside Fashion Alphabet 153 Top fur, this refers to the guard hairs or overfur; it is stiffer, coarser and usually darker than the underfur.
1971 Nature 4 June 331/1 The fur was very spiny with virtually no soft underfur.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

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