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pelage

/ˈpɛlɪd͡ʒ/

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From French pelage (“fur”).

noun pelages

countable, uncountable Fur, hair, or any other form of the coat of a mammal. They [hares] are now assuming partial winter pelage, with traces of white hair in their coats.
countable, uncountable The characteristic nature of this coat: its coarseness or fineness, its typical lay, and so on.

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@misc{pelage_2026,
  title = {pelage},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pelage},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}