a small ball of animal hair, especially one that has been swallowed by an animal, especially a cat, and brought back out through its mouth:
That reminds me of the noise a cat makes when it's coughing up a furball.
On the floor was a regurgitated fur ball.
hairball
The caves are the winter home for thousands of bats, the flying furballs huddling together for warmth.
Consider banning your little furball from the bedroom if you are at all sensitive to pet allergens.
These people will do anything for their precious little fur balls.
My cat rarely vomits, although she does bring up furballs.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases General & informal words for animals
alley cat
anti-predator
arthropod
beast
beastie
bossy
ESA
feathered
feathered friendidiom
fluff ball
four-legged friend
fur baby
furry
marsupial
myriapod
pest
pet
predator
prey
stray
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The skin, hair & bone of non-human animals