Pelage
[pel-ij] /ˈpɛl ɪdʒ/
noun
1.
the hair, fur, wool, or other soft covering of a mammal.
/ˈpɛlɪdʒ/
noun
1.
the coat of a mammal, consisting of hair, wool, fur, etc
n.
“coat of a mammal,” from French pelage “hair or wool of an animal” (16c.), from Old French pel “hair,” from Latin pilus “hair” (see pile (n.3)).
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