Definition of pilose Pilose

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We found 7 definitions of pilose from 5 different sources.

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What does pilose mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Adjective

pilose - covered with hairs especially fine soft ones
  pilous, pilary
  haired, hirsute, hairy hazardous and frightening; "hairy moments in the mountains"
  biological science, biology the science that studies living organisms
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • pilose (Adjective)
    Covered with fine hair.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • pilose (a.)
    Hairy; full of, or made of, hair.
  • pilose (a.)
    Clothed thickly with pile or soft down.
  • pilose (a.)
    Covered with long, slender hairs; resembling long hairs; hairy; as, pilose pubescence.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • pilose
    pī′lōs, adj. hairy—also Pī′lous.—n. Pilos′ity. [L. pilosuspilus, hair.]

Part of speech

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  • pilose, adjective.

Pronunciation

Sign Language

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