guard hair

noun

the long, usually stiff outer hair protecting the underfur in certain animals.

guard hair

noun

any of the coarse hairs that form the outer fur in certain mammals, rising above the underfur

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Word History and Origins

Origin of guard hair¹

First recorded in 1910–15

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Example Sentences

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Scientists discovered a new species of spiny mouse - named after the especially stiff guard hairs found on their coats, which function similar to the spines of a hedgehog.

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“The underfur is five times as dense as those guard hairs.”

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At Gray’s pain scream, Pax’s guard hairs lifted and his heartbeat quickened.

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Silver moved in a halo of light, for the sun sparkled on the guard hairs that grew out over the dense underfur and she seemed to glow.

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The hinged traps are bigger or smaller, they’re redder or greener, the guard hairs are longer or miniaturized, and so on.

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guardee guardhouse

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