(from the article `mammal`) Most mammals have three distinct kinds of hairs. Guard hairs protect the rest of the pelage from abrasion and frequently from moisture, and they ... The pelts of fur-bearing animals are called true furs when they consist of two elements: a dense undercoat, called ground hair, and longer hairs, ... ...are c...
The long lustrous outer hair of a fur that protects the ani
[n] - coarse hairs that form the outer fur and protect the underfur of certain mammals
The usually longer, coarser projecting hair which protects the undercoat
Course outer hair
course outer hair
Long, course hairs that make up the cat's top coat. These carry the pattern of the fur.
noun coarse hairs that form the outer fur and protect the underfur of certain mammals
the long, usually stiff outer hair protecting the underfur in certain animals.