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guard hair

Any of the long coarse hairs forming a layer that covers and protects the soft underfur of certain mammals.

guard hair

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) any of the coarse hairs that form the outer fur in certain mammals, rising above the underfur

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guard hair - coarse hairs that form the outer fur and protect the underfur of certain mammals

fur - dense coat of fine silky hairs on mammals (e.g., cat or seal or weasel)

hair - a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss; "he combed his hair"; "each hair consists of layers of dead keratinized cells"

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guard hair (redirected from Guard hairs)

guard hair
(redirected from Guard hairs)