| 释义 |
ˈunderfur, n.
[under-1 5 d.]
An inner layer of shorter fur on an animal.
[1892H. Poland Fur-Bearing Animals 200 The under fur of this Seal is long compared with other species.] 1895Funk's Standard Dict. 1898Guide Mammalia 70 A thick woolly under-fur. 1904Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. XIII. 424 Underfur of back about 15 mm. in length. 1968[see overfur]. 1971Nature 4 June 331/1 The fur was very spiny with virtually no soft underfur. |