Without fur; hairless or lacking a fur covering.
From 'fur' plus the suffix '-less,' meaning 'without.' This straightforward English compound formation means lacking the characteristic fur covering of certain animals.
Some animals are naturally furless, like naked mole rats and hairless dog breeds, and they actually had to evolve special adaptations like wrinkled skin to keep warm—nature's creative problem-solving!
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