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Recent Examples of pelage
However, multiple studies over the past 50 years have highlighted the distinctions between different types of giraffe based on their pelage patterns, cranial and postcranial morphology, genetics, ecology, and behavior.
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Grrlscientist, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
Most are taken in spring and fall when their pelage is out of sync with the current weather pattern.
—John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 12 Feb. 2023
Some exhibit a pale gray pelage similar to western coyotes, but others are blond, red, and even black.
—Popular Science, 12 Mar. 2021
Grrlscientist, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
Most are taken in spring and fall when their pelage is out of sync with the current weather pattern.
—John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 12 Feb. 2023
Some exhibit a pale gray pelage similar to western coyotes, but others are blond, red, and even black.
—Popular Science, 12 Mar. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pelage
Noun
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As a crochet designer with nearly a decade of stitching experience, seeing the fiber art make its runway return warms my yarn-loving heart in a way only wool can (IYKYK).—
Jessie Quinn,
StyleCaster,
3 Apr. 2026
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Orta is the first denim mill to adopt Archroma’s FiberColors, an innovative dye range partially derived from recycled wool waste.—
Angela Velasquez,
Footwear News,
3 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Another target was Dario Amodei, a biophysicist and a font of frenetic energy who has a tendency to nervously twist his black hair, and responds to one-line e-mails with multi-paragraph essays.—
Ronan Farrow,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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The Glamour Studio for simultaneous hair, make-up, and nail rituals is sure to be a hit with the highly coiffed residents of the Athenian Riviera.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The victim appeared to be middle-aged and was wearing a dark colored hooded coat.—
Todd Feurer,
CBS News,
4 Apr. 2026
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Martha Stewart, who introduced her followers to the tradition in 2005, resurrected the dessert a few days ago on Instagram with a photo of a cake expertly decorated with chocolate curls mimicking a lamb’s wooly coat.—
Lisa Gutierrez
April 3,
Kansas City Star,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Pelage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pelage. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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