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10 Language-to-English DictionariesFurbearer
/ˈfɜːrˌbɛər.ər/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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An animal that bears fur, especially one of a species hunted or trapped commercially for its pelt.
"Wildlife biologists monitor the population of various furbearers in the region to ensure sustainable trapping limits."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term is a North American compounding of the noun 'fur' (from Old French 'fourre') and the agent noun 'bearer' (from Middle English 'berer', from Old English 'beran'). It emerged in wildlife management and trapping contexts during the 19th and 20th centuries to specifically categorize animals hunted or trapped for their pelts.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Furbearer" is said worldwide
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animal à fourrure
Transliteration: /a.ni.mal a fuʁ.yʁ/
"Le castor est un important animal à fourrure dans cette région."
Pelztier
Transliteration: /ˈpɛltˌtiːɐ̯/
"Der Biber ist ein geschütztes Pelztier in vielen europäischen Ländern."
animale da pelliccia
Transliteration: /a.niˈma.le da pelˈlit.tʃa/
"La lince è considerata un prezioso animale da pelliccia."
animal de piel
Transliteration: /a.niˈmal de ˈpjel/
"El visón es un conocido animal de piel criado en granjas."
animal de pele
Transliteration: /ɐ.niˈmaw dʒi ˈpɛ.li/
"Muitas espécies de animais de pele são protegidas por leis ambientais."
रोएंदार जानवर
Transliteration: roeṃdār jānvar
"शीतोष्ण वनों में कई प्रकार के रोएंदार जानवर पाए जाते हैं।"
毛皮动物
Transliteration: máopí dòngwù
"森林里生活着许多珍贵的毛皮动物。"
모피 짐승
Transliteration: mopi jimsung
"이 지역은 다양한 모피 짐승들의 서식지입니다."
毛皮獣
Transliteration: kegamishū
"北国の森林には多くの毛皮獣が生息しています。"
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