How do you use Underfur in a sentence? See 3 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like undercoat or fur, plus the exact meaning.
Underfur in a sentence
Underfur meaning
The thick, soft undercoat of some mammals, especially those that spend time in the water
Using Underfur
- The main meaning on this page is: The thick, soft undercoat of some mammals, especially those that spend time in the water
- Useful related words include: undercoat, fur.
- In the example corpus, underfur often appears in combinations such as: underfur and.
Context around Underfur
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 1 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Underfur
- In this selection, "underfur" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 21.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, dense, bristles and absent stand out and add context to how "underfur" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include as dense underfur and the and or absent underfur. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "underfur" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aacl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with underfur
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Their pelage is sparse and coarse with poorly developed or absent underfur. (12 words)
Old World porcupines (Hystricidae) have quills embedded in clusters, whereas in New World porcupines (Erethizontidae), single quills are interspersed with bristles, underfur, and hair. (24 words)
Arctocephalus is characterized by ancestral character states such as dense underfur and the presence of double rooted cheek teeth and is thus thought to represent the most “primitive” line. (29 words)
Arctocephalus is characterized by ancestral character states such as dense underfur and the presence of double rooted cheek teeth and is thus thought to represent the most “primitive” line. (29 words)
Old World porcupines (Hystricidae) have quills embedded in clusters, whereas in New World porcupines (Erethizontidae), single quills are interspersed with bristles, underfur, and hair. (24 words)
Their pelage is sparse and coarse with poorly developed or absent underfur. (12 words)
Example sentences (3)
Arctocephalus is characterized by ancestral character states such as dense underfur and the presence of double rooted cheek teeth and is thus thought to represent the most “primitive” line.
Old World porcupines (Hystricidae) have quills embedded in clusters, whereas in New World porcupines (Erethizontidae), single quills are interspersed with bristles, underfur, and hair.
Their pelage is sparse and coarse with poorly developed or absent underfur.
Common combinations with underfur
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: