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furbearer

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fur⋅bear⋅er

  [fur-bair-er]
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–noun
any furry animal, esp. one whose fur is of commercial value.
Also, fur-bearer.

Origin:
1905–10; fur + bearer

Related forms:
furbearing, adjective
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fur·bear·er also fur-bear·er   (fûr'bâr'ər)   
n.  An animal whose skin is covered with fur, especially fur that is commercially valuable.
fur'bear'ing adj.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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