dense coat
Heavy animal covering
A dense coat is fur or hair that grows thick and close together, providing insulation or protection.
The term appears most often in descriptions of animal breeds: Huskies have a dense coat suited to cold climates.
A dense coat may require frequent grooming to prevent matting.
- peltFur-bearing animal skin
- undercoatPreparatory paint layer
- furAnimal body hair
- fleeceWool still on sheep
- guard hairsCoarse outer pelage
wool · quills · shorthair · velvet · mane · plumage · matted fur · breed · shedding · pet grooming · pelage · cold weather · insulation · thermal · density · leather · husky · compactness
- cat traitstabby pattern, claws, long-haired, short-haired, meowing
- cold adaptationsthick fur, blubber, hibernation, fur, down feathers
- dog coat termswire-haired, guard hairs, undercoat, stripping, furnishings
hair/fur thickness
dense coathairless
Having no fur
bare patches · bald · single coat · fine hair · smooth skin