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   Guard hair

   /ɡärd her/

   noun

   • 1. long, coarse hair forming an animal's outer fur.

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2. • • guard hair noun : one of the usually long coarse hairs forming a protective coating over the undercoat of a mammal
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   What is a guard hair?

   • Guard hairs protect the rest of the pelage from abrasion and frequently from moisture, and they usually lend a characteristic colour pattern. The thicker underfur is primarily insulative and may differ in colour from the guard hairs. The third common hair type is the vibrissa,… …extending beyond that layer, called guard hair.

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   What are the characteristics of guard hairs?

   • Three major characteristics of guard hairs were observed in our morphological analysis: the cuticle pattern, the medullar pattern along all the length of the shaft, and the medullar margins in the thickest part of the shield region.

   A combined morphological and molecular approach for hair identification

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   What are the components of a guard hair?

   • There are three major components to a guard hair: the outer layer, called the cuticle; the middle layer, called the cortex; and the inner layer, called the medulla. The cuticle has a variable scale pattern, the cortex contains the pigment of a colored hair, and the medulla ranges from absent to very complex.

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4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › guard hairGuard hair Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   Jul 29, 2023 · The meaning of GUARD HAIR is one of the usually long coarse hairs forming a protective coating over the undercoat of a mammal.

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   Guard hair or overhair is the outer layer of hair of most mammals, which overlay the fur. Guard hairs are long and coarse and protect the rest of the pelage (fur) from abrasion and frequently from moisture. They are visible on the surface of the fur and usually lend a characteristic contour and colour pattern.

6. www.dogster.com › what-are-guard-hairs-on-dogsWhat Are Guard Hairs on Dogs? Vet Approved Facts & FAQ

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   Apr 5, 2024 · What Are Guard Hairs? Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines “guard hairs” as “long, coarse hairs forming a protective coating over the undercoat of a mammal.”...

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   guard hair. anatomy. Also known as: top hair. Learn about this topic in these articles: characteristics. In mammal: Skin and hair. Guard hairs protect the rest of the pelage from abrasion and frequently from moisture, and they usually lend a characteristic colour pattern.

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   Guard hair definition, the long, usually stiff outer hair protecting the underfur in certain animals. See more.

10. www.thefreedictionary.com › guard+hairGuard hair - definition of guard hair by The Free Dictionary

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    guard hair. n. (Zoology) any of the coarse hairs that form the outer fur in certain mammals, rising above the underfur. Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014. guard′ hair` n.

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    Guard hair definition: . See examples of GUARD HAIR used in a sentence.