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furbearer

furbearer noun: an animal that is hunted, trapped, or farmed for its fur.

Noun

furbearer (plural furbearers)

  1. An animal that is hunted, trapped, or farmed for its fur.
    • A sample of furtakers was contacted after the 2005 hunting and trapping seasons to estimate the number of participants, days afield (effort), and furbearer harvests. In 2005, about 13,200 furtakers pursued furbearers; […]2007, Wildlife Bureau of the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, “Abstract”, in Wildlife Report, number 3472, page 1

Forms of furbearer

pluralfurbearers

Origin of furbearer

Compound of fur + bearer.

Questions about furbearer

What does furbearer mean?
Furbearer means an animal that is hunted, trapped, or farmed for its fur.
What part of speech is furbearer?
Furbearer is a noun.
What is the plural of furbearer?
The plural of furbearer is furbearers.

Words near furbearer in the dictionary

  1. furbabies
  2. furbaby
  3. furbait
  4. furball
  5. furballs
  6. furbearer
  7. furbearers
  8. furbearing
  9. Furbee
  10. Furbees
  11. furbelow

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