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# pelage

noun (pelage, uncountable)

«pelage» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

(science, formal) The fur, hair or wool covering a mammal's body. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pelage/#m1)

### In the lessons

A scientific word used by zoologists and in nature books: an Arctic fox's pelage turns white in winter and brown in summer. In lessons on adaptations, pelage helps animals keep warm and hide.

### Examples

- The Arctic fox changes its pelage with the seasons. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pelage/#x1)
- A seal's thick pelage keeps it warm in icy water. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pelage/#x2)
- The scientist described the colour of the bat's pelage. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pelage/#x3)
- Polar bears have a dense pelage over black skin. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pelage/#x4)
- The pelage of a stoat turns white in winter, and it is then called ermine. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pelage/#x5)
- The new species has a reddish pelage. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pelage/#x6)

### Note

Uncountable. Pronounced «PEL-ij». A formal science word; in everyday English we say fur or coat. Only mammals have pelage; birds have plumage.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «pelage» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pelage/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«pelage» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pelage.html) on Mova free.