fur-bearing
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5.8
- adjective
- /fɜrˈbɛrɪŋ/
:
de piel
- The museum displayed various exhibits featuring fur-bearing animals, highlighting their importance in the ecosystem.
- fur-bearing animals
Examples
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I have an allergy to fur-bearing animals.
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Whole communities have degenerated from imposed poverty; those who can hunt live by poaching fur-bearing animals.
Academic text (1993) -
By the early part of the eighteenth century, the Creeks had become commercial hunters of the white-tailed deer and other fur-bearing animals.
Academic text (1990) -
The late season was scheduled at a time of year when the pelts of fur-bearing animals are thickest and will allow trapping as well as hunting.
Blog text (16) -
Once the "covenant of mutual respect" between humans and the animal spirits was violated, Indians entered into a war of annihilation, slaughtering animals, especially fur-bearing animals, at will.
Academic text (1992) -
Farmers often raise fur-bearing animals for their pelts, which can be sold for a profit.
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Many people are concerned about the welfare of fur-bearing animals that are kept in captivity for commercial use.
Synonyms
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1.0
Covered with soft thick hair like an animal
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4.4
Covered with thick soft hair like an animal
Having shiny, smooth fur that shines in the light
Having rough fur that does not feel soft
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Etymology
Fur-bearing comes from two plain English parts: fur meaning 'animal hair' and bearing meaning 'carrying', like the 'bearing' in 'child-bearing' or 'bearing a load'. So fur-bearing literally means an animal that 'carries' fur, often meaning the kind of fur used for making clothes or selling.