furbearer

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noun

An animal that is hunted, trapped, or farmed for its fur.

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Meanings

nounfurbearer (plural furbearers)

plural furbearers

  1. An animal that is hunted, trapped, or farmed for its fur.

    A sample of furtakers was contacted after the 2005 hunting and trapping seasons to estimate the number of participants, days afield (effort), and furbearer harvests. In 2005, about 13,200 furtakers pursued furbearers; […]

    2007, Wildlife Bureau of the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, “Abstract”, in Wildlife Report, number 3472, page 1

Origin

Compound of fur + bearer.

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APA

furbearer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/furbearer

MLA

“furbearer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/furbearer. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “furbearer,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/furbearer.

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