Synonyms and antonyms of The skin, bones and fur of animals in British Thesaurus

armor ()

the American spelling of armour

armour (noun)

hard layers that cover the bodies of some animals, such as a rhinoceros or an armadillo

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

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 tortoises

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