Crossword puzzle clue "fur coat defacing org"

the act of eroding

to shower blows or missiles, also PELTER

to remove a rough edge from, also BURR

(Russian) a sheep of Central Asia; the curled black fleece of its lambs, also KARAKUL

ERMINE, the stoat; a white fur, the stoat's winter coat in northern lands, also ERMELIN

(Native Australian) a small furry Australian marsupial, also KOOLAH, COALA