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# underfur

«underfur» in Mova's school dictionary: **the soft, thick, short fur close to the skin of some…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (underfur — uncountable)

### meaning for a pupil

Underfur is the soft, thick, short fur close to the skin of some animals, under the longer outer hairs, which keeps them warm and dry. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/underfur/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In science lessons about animal adaptations: sea otters, beavers, foxes and arctic animals have dense underfur that traps air for warmth. In history: the fur trade valued underfur for making felt hats. Close to «undercoat» used by dog owners.

### examples

- Sea otters have thick underfur that keeps them warm in cold water. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/underfur/#x1)
- The fox's underfur grows thicker in winter. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/underfur/#x2)
- Beaver underfur was once used to make hats. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/underfur/#x3)
- Brushing the dog removes loose underfur. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/underfur/#x4)
- Air trapped in the underfur keeps the animal dry. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/underfur/#x5)
- Arctic hares have soft underfur under their white coats. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/underfur/#x6)

### note

Uncountable. Dog and cat owners usually say «undercoat». The long outer hairs are called «guard hairs».

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «underfur» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/underfur/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.