Underfur — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

thick soft fur lying beneath the longer and coarser guard hair

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˌʌndɚfˈɜːɹ/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌʌndəfˈɜːɹ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌʌndəfˈɜːɹ/

3 syllables Say it as /ˌʌndɚfˈɜːɹ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

undercoat

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Unterfell

Unter dem längeren und gröberen Deckhaar liegt dickes, weiches Fell

🇫🇷French

sous-poil

fourrure douce et épaisse située sous les poils de garde plus longs et plus grossiers

🇪🇸Spanish

bajo pelaje

pelaje grueso y suave que se encuentra debajo del pelo protector más largo y áspero

🇮🇹Italian

sottopelo

pelliccia spessa e morbida che giace sotto il pelo di guardia più lungo e ruvido

🇳🇱Dutch

ondervacht

dikke, zachte vacht die onder het langere en grovere dekhaar ligt

🇵🇹Portuguese

pele inferior

pêlo grosso e macio deitado sob o pêlo protetor mais longo e grosso

🇷🇺Russian

подшерсток

густой мягкий мех лежит под более длинными и грубыми остевыми волосами.

India

🇮🇳Hindi

आतंरिक

लंबे और मोटे गार्ड बालों के नीचे मोटी मुलायम फर पड़ी हुई है

🇧🇩Bengali

আন্ডারফুর

ঘন নরম পশম লম্বা এবং মোটা গার্ড চুলের নীচে পড়ে আছে

🇮🇳Tamil

கீழ் உரோமம்

நீண்ட மற்றும் கரடுமுரடான பாதுகாப்பு முடிக்கு அடியில் அடர்ந்த மென்மையான ரோமங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

అండర్ బొచ్చు

మందపాటి మృదువైన బొచ్చు పొడవాటి మరియు ముతక గార్డు జుట్టు కింద పడి ఉంటుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

अंडरफर

लांब आणि खडबडीत संरक्षक केसांच्या खाली पडलेली जाड मऊ फर

🇮🇳Gujarati

અંડરફર

લાંબા અને બરછટ રક્ષક વાળની નીચે પડેલા જાડા નરમ ફર

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಂಡರ್ಫರ್

ದಪ್ಪ ಮೃದುವಾದ ತುಪ್ಪಳವು ಉದ್ದವಾದ ಮತ್ತು ಒರಟಾದ ಕಾವಲು ಕೂದಲಿನ ಕೆಳಗೆ ಇರುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അടിവസ്ത്രം

കട്ടിയുള്ള മൃദുവായ രോമങ്ങൾ നീളമുള്ളതും കട്ടിയുള്ളതുമായ കാവൽ രോമത്തിന് താഴെ കിടക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅੰਡਰਫਰ

ਲੰਬੇ ਅਤੇ ਮੋਟੇ ਗਾਰਡ ਵਾਲਾਂ ਦੇ ਹੇਠਾਂ ਪਏ ਮੋਟੇ ਨਰਮ ਫਰ

🇵🇰Urdu

انڈر فر

لمبے اور موٹے محافظ بالوں کے نیچے پڑی موٹی نرم کھال

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

底毛

厚而柔软的皮毛位于较长且较粗的针毛下面

🇯🇵Japanese

アンダーファー

長くて粗いガードヘアーの下にある厚くて柔らかい毛皮

🇰🇷Korean

언더퍼

길고 거친 가드털 아래에 두껍고 부드러운 털

🇻🇳Vietnamese

lông dưới

lớp lông mềm dày nằm bên dưới lớp lông bảo vệ dài hơn và thô hơn

🇹🇭Thai

ขนอยู่ด้านล่าง

ขนหนานุ่มนอนอยู่ใต้ขนยามที่ยาวและหยาบกว่า

🇮🇩Indonesian

bagian bawah

bulu lembut tebal terletak di bawah rambut pelindung yang lebih panjang dan kasar

🇵🇭Filipino

ilalim ng balahibo

makapal na malambot na balahibo na nakahiga sa ilalim ng mas mahaba at mas magaspang na guard na buhok

🇲🇾Malay

bawah bulu

bulu lembut tebal terletak di bawah rambut pelindung yang lebih panjang dan kasar

Middle East

🇮🇷Persian

زیر پوست

خز نرم ضخیم زیر موهای محافظ بلندتر و درشت تری قرار دارد

🇹🇷Turkish

kürk altı

daha uzun ve daha kaba koruyucu saçların altında uzanan kalın, yumuşak kürk

🇮🇱Hebrew

תת הפרווה

פרווה רכה עבה המונחת מתחת לשיער השמירה הארוך והגס יותר

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What is the primary definition of the word 'underfur'?

The primary meaning of 'underfur' is 'thick soft fur lying beneath the longer and coarser guard hair'.

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Using 'underfur' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'underfur' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'underfur' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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