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filosus

[ fi-loh-suhs ]
/ fɪˈloʊ səs /

adjective Meteorology.

fibratus.

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Origin of filosus

<New Latin, equivalent to Latin fīl(um) thread + -ōsus-ose1

Words nearby filosus

filoplume, filopodium, filopressure, filose, filoselle, filosus, filovirus, fils, filt., filter, filterable
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