The skin, bones and fur of animals
armor
noun
hard layers that cover the bodies of some animals, such as a rhinoceros or an armadillo
armour
the British spelling of armor
beard
noun
hair that grows on the face of an animal such as a goat
brush
noun
the tail of a fox
camouflage
verb
to make an animal difficult to see because it looks similar to what is around it
coat
noun
the fur or hair on an animal’s skin
dander
noun
very small pieces of dead skin from an animal’s body
dewlap
noun
a hanging piece of loose skin under the neck of an animal
down
noun
soft short hairs
exoskeleton
noun
a hard covering on the outside of organisms such as insects and crustaceans that provides support and protection
fluff
noun
soft light fur or feathers from a young animal or bird
forelock
noun
the front part of a horse’s mane that falls forward between its ears
fur
noun
the soft hair that covers the body of some animals
fur
noun
made of fur, or relating to fur
hackles
noun
the hairs on the back of the neck of cats, dogs, and some other animals that stick up when they are angry
hair
noun
the hair that grows from an animal’s skin
horn
noun
the hard substance that animals’ horns are made of
integument
noun
a strong outer layer on a plant or animal that covers and protects it
ivory
noun
the yellowish-white bone that an elephant’s tusks are made of
keratin
noun
a protein that is the main substance that hair, nails, feathers, and horns are made of
mane
noun
the long hair on the neck of a horse or lion
pelt
noun
the skin or fur of an animal, especially when it is used for making something
plate
noun
one of the flat pieces of bone, horn, etc. that protect the body of some animals
plate
verb
if hard layers of bone, horn, etc. plate an animal’s body, they cover and protect it
ruff
noun
the fur or feathers that grow around the neck of an animal or bird
shell
noun
the hard outer part that protects the body of other animals, for example snails and turtles
shell
noun
the hard outer part of an egg or nut
skin
noun
the outer layer cut from an animal’s body, used for making clothing and decorations
whalebone
noun
a hard substance from whales that was used in the past to make women’s clothing stiff
whisker
noun
one of several long stiff hairs that grow near the mouth of some animals
wool
noun
thick hair that grows on sheep and some other animals
