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Definition of underfur in English: underfurnounˈʌndəfəːˈəndərˌfər mass nounAn inner layer of short, fine fur or down underlying an animal's outer fur, providing warmth and waterproofing. （动物）下层绒毛 Example sentencesExamples - A reindeer's key defense against the cold is an exceptional winter coat that has a fine underfur combined with long, hollow guard hairs that contain thousands of tiny, insulating air cells.
- The fur is composed of short, soft underfur covered by shiny guard hair.
- To the contrary, caribou underfur (like caribou skin in general) is not waterproof or water-repellent: moisture penetrates it easily.
- When you look at fur, especially the really dense fur of mammals, you look at that underfur, and it looks like down.
- The fur of sea otters is very dense with an insulating underfur and a layer of long guard hairs over the top which trap a layer of air, adding further to the insulation.
- The pelage of cane rats is unusual, made up of coarse, flattened or grooved bristle-like hairs, and lacking underfur.
- The pelage lacks underfur and is usually some shade of brown.
- Gray wolves have a dense underfur layer, providing them with excellent insulation against cold conditions.
- Another characteristic of aquatic and semiaquatic mammals is that they are often well insulated; beavers accomplish insulation by a pelage that consists of long overfur (guard hairs) and dense underfur.
- Beneath the overfur is short underfur of finer texture.
Definition of underfur in US English: underfurnounˈəndərˌfər An inner layer of short, fine fur or down underlying an animal's outer fur, providing warmth and waterproofing. （动物）下层绒毛 Example sentencesExamples - Beneath the overfur is short underfur of finer texture.
- A reindeer's key defense against the cold is an exceptional winter coat that has a fine underfur combined with long, hollow guard hairs that contain thousands of tiny, insulating air cells.
- The pelage of cane rats is unusual, made up of coarse, flattened or grooved bristle-like hairs, and lacking underfur.
- Gray wolves have a dense underfur layer, providing them with excellent insulation against cold conditions.
- When you look at fur, especially the really dense fur of mammals, you look at that underfur, and it looks like down.
- The fur is composed of short, soft underfur covered by shiny guard hair.
- To the contrary, caribou underfur (like caribou skin in general) is not waterproof or water-repellent: moisture penetrates it easily.
- The pelage lacks underfur and is usually some shade of brown.
- The fur of sea otters is very dense with an insulating underfur and a layer of long guard hairs over the top which trap a layer of air, adding further to the insulation.
- Another characteristic of aquatic and semiaquatic mammals is that they are often well insulated; beavers accomplish insulation by a pelage that consists of long overfur (guard hairs) and dense underfur.
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