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furbearing

furbearing adjective: of an animal: having fur for which it is hunted or farmed.

Adjective

furbearing (not comparable)

  1. Of an animal: having fur for which it is hunted or farmed.
    • Because of its widespread distribution and large population, the red fox is one of the most important furbearing animals harvested for the fur trade.

Origin of furbearing

From fur + bearing.

Questions about furbearing

What does furbearing mean?
Furbearing means of an animal: having fur for which it is hunted or farmed.
What part of speech is furbearing?
Furbearing is an adjective.

Words near furbearing in the dictionary

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

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