hairlessness
- a word derived from hairless.
Example Sentences
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The study, published in the journal eLife, compared our genetic blueprints with those of 62 other mammals, including elephants, manatees and armadillos, examining how hairlessness evolved in different species at different times.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 24, 2023
But in any entertainment incarnation, this oddball species, whose hairlessness is only one of its unusual attributes, doesn’t have to worry about similarly themed competition.
From New York Times ● Jun. 29, 2022
This odd specimen has one recessive copy of a gene that promotes the growth of a long, silky pelt, and one copy of a partially dominant variant causing hairlessness.
From Nature ● Jul. 15, 2018
When our species evolved, human children were special only in as much as their hairlessness made them slightly easier to digest.
From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2012
Looking back, I am actually fairly surprised I didn’t begin wildly sprouting hair from the vast acreage of hairlessness on my skinny-bitch-ass body.
From "Winger" by Andrew Smith
