fur : Idioms & Phrases


alaska fur seal

  • noun of Pacific coast from Alaska southward to California
    Callorhinus ursinus.
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beaver fur

  • noun the soft brown fur of the beaver
    beaver.
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fur coat

  • noun a coat made of fur
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fur hat

  • noun a hat made of fur
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Fur seal

  • noun an eared seal of the northern Pacific
  • noun eared seal of the southern hemisphere; the thick soft underfur is the source of sealskin
    • the male fur seal is much larger than the female
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  • (Zoöl.) one of several species of seals of the genera Callorhinus and Arclocephalus, inhabiting the North Pacific and the Antarctic oceans. They have a coat of fine and soft fur which is highly prized. The northern fur seal (Callorhinus ursinus) breeds in vast numbers on the Prybilov Islands, off the coast of Alaska; called also sea bear.
Webster 1913

fur-bearing

  • adjective satellite of animals having fur (especially of commercial quality)
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fur-piece

  • noun a neckpiece made of fur
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guadalupe fur seal

  • noun a fur seal of the Pacific coast of California and southward
    Arctocephalus philippi.
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muskrat fur

  • noun the brown fur of a muskrat
    muskrat.
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