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PILOUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does pilous mean? 

PILOUS (adjective)
  The adjective PILOUS has 1 sense:

1. covered with hairs especially fine soft onesplay

  Familiarity information: PILOUS used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


PILOUS (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Covered with hairs especially fine soft ones

Synonyms:

pilary; pilose; pilous

Similar:

haired; hairy; hirsute (having or covered with hair)

Domain category:

biological science; biology (the science that studies living organisms)

Derivation:

pile (fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs))


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