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Fur

Scope note

Fine, soft, thick, hairy coat of a mammal, usually consisting of a double coat of hair that includes a layer of comparatively short, soft, curly barbed hair next to the skin, protected by longer, smoother, stiffer hair growing up through it. W

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Material

Getty AAT term number

300011811

Broader Terms used

<hair by form>

Created

12yrs ago

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