ANIMAL FIBER
Dictionary entry overview: What does animal fiber mean?
• ANIMAL FIBER (noun)
The noun ANIMAL FIBER has 1 sense:
1. fiber derived from animals
Familiarity information: ANIMAL FIBER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• ANIMAL FIBER (noun)
Meaning:
Fiber derived from animals
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
animal fiber; animal fibre
Hypernyms ("animal fiber" is a kind of...):
animal product (a product made from animal material)
natural fiber; natural fibre (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 (fibers from silkworm cocoons provide threads for knitting)
wool (fiber sheared from animals (such as sheep) and twisted into yarn for weaving)