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Recent Examples of pelage
As temperatures drop and autumn gives way to the seemingly ceaseless snows of winter, some animals in northerly climes exchange their pelage or plumage of summer drab for the purest white.
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Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
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.
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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.
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Popular Science,
12 Mar. 2021
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
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.
—
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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Unlike straw or lower-grade wool blends, beaver felt can be reworked without collapsing its structure, which is what allows hats to be reshaped by hand rather than stamped out of a mold.
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The record also states that the boys were wearing heavy wool coats and silk stockings in the middle of summer in Philly.
Noun
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The paddle brush, meanwhile, solved a nagging hair problem for me.
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Van Hecke jogged to the sideline after his blond hair had turned red from the blood.
Noun
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The former donned a long black coat over a matching shirt and tie, dark wash jeans and dress shoes, while the latter rocked a white tank top with light wash jeans and olive green boots.
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All 182 guest rooms were given a fresh coat of dusty rose paint, new custom carpet, furniture and upgraded bathrooms.
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“Pelage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pelage. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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