winter coat

winter coat
a) A warm coat, often an overcoat, fit to be worn in winter

Regal ermine is made of the weasely stoats winter coat

b) An animals seasonal appearance in winter, notably thicker and/or otherwise camouflaged plumage or fur after (often autumnal) moulting
Ant: summer coat

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