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Meaning of pelage | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈpɛlɪd͡ʒ

Definitions

  1. Fur, hair, or any other form of the coat of a mammal.
    countable, uncountable
  2. The characteristic nature of this coat: its coarseness or fineness, its typical lay, and so on.
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Français pelage
Polski owłosienie

Examples

“They [hares] are now assuming partial winter pelage, with traces of white hair in their coats.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

Pelagian Pelagian Islands Pelagianism Pelagianist pelagiarian pelagibacter

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