PELAGE

coat, pelage

(noun) growth of hair or wool or fur covering the body of an animal

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

pelage (plural pelages)

fur, or any other form of the coat of a mammal

Anagrams

• Lepage, peagle

Source: Wiktionary


Pel"age, n. Etym: [F. pelage, fr. L. pilus hair.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: The covering, or coat, of a mammal, whether of wool, fur, or hair.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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