Pelage

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

pelage
    n 1: growth of hair or wool or fur covering the body of an
         animal [syn: {coat}, {pelage}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Pelage \Pel"age\, n. [F. pelage, fr. L. pilus hair.] (Zool.)
   The covering, or coat, of a mammal, whether of wool, fur, or
   hair.
   [1913 Webster]