haircoat

English

Etymology

From hair +‎ coat.

Noun

haircoat (plural haircoats)

1. (sciences) The coat of hair on the skin of certain animals.
   • 2015 July 6, “Susceptibility of Marmosets ( Callithrix jacchus ) to Monkeypox Virus: A Low Dose Prospective Model for Monkeypox and Smallpox Disease”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     More specifically, animals in the highest dose group had definable clinical signs on day two, decreased activity, anterior abdominal matting of haircoat, and an unkempt appearance.