ANIMAL FIBER

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Fiber derived from animals

Synonyms:

animal fiber; animal fibre

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("animal fiber" is a kind of...):

animal product (a product made from animal material)

natural fiber; natural fibre (fiber derived from plants or animals)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "animal fiber"):

horsehair (hair taken from the mane or tail of a horse)

silk (animal fibers produced by silkworms and other larvae that spin cocoons and by most spiders)

wool (fiber sheared from animals (such as sheep) and twisted into yarn for weaving)