WordNet
guard hair
n. coarse hairs that form the outer fur and protect the underfur of certain mammals
Usage examples of "guard hair".
A sighting of the enormous, unpredictable rhinos, with two horns, the front one long and low-slung, and two coats of reddish fur, a soft downy underwool and an outer layer of long guard hair, always brought exclamations of wonder.
But loose underfur, working its way out through the layers of his guard hair in tatters around his flanks, made him look primordial, wild and unfinished.
The intense rays of the sun heightened the blue of their eyes and highlighted their fur, making every guard hair glisten.