underfur

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noun

The thick, soft undercoat of some mammals, especially those that spend time in the water

Similar
undercoat
OriginEnglish fur ← Middle English furre ← Anglo-Norman fuerre →
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Meanings

noununderfur (usually uncountable, plural underfurs)

plural underfurs

  1. uncountableusuallyThe thick, soft undercoat of some mammals, especially those that spend time in the water

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthick soft fur lying beneath the longer and coarser guard hair

Similar
undercoat
Broader
fur
Also see
undercoat

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁entér
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂én
  4. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-?
  5. Proto-Indo-European*(H)n̥dʰí
  6. Proto-Indo-European*(H)n̥dʰér
  7. Proto-Germanic*under
  8. Proto-West Germanic*undar
  9. Old Englishunder-
  10. Middle Englishunder-
  11. Englishunder-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*peh₂-
  13. Proto-Germanic*fōdrą
  14. Frankish*fōdr
  15. Anglo-Normanfuerre
  16. Middle Englishfurre
  17. Englishfur
  18. Englishunderfur

From under- + fur.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

unfurred
Cite this entry
APA

underfur. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underfur

MLA

“underfur.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underfur. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “underfur,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underfur.

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