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hispid

[ his-pid ]
/ ˈhɪs pɪd /
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adjective Botany, Zoology.
rough with stiff hairs, bristles, or minute spines.
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Origin of hispid

1640–50; <Latin hispidus rough, shaggy; akin to hirsute

OTHER WORDS FROM hispid

his·pid·i·ty, noun

Words nearby hispid

hispanism, Hispanist, Hispano-, Hispanophile, Hispanophobe, hispid, hispidulous, hiss, Hiss, Alger, Hissarlik, hisself
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Words related to hispid

aristate, barbellate, chaetophorous, echinate, setaceous, setal, setiferous, setose, spiny

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British Dictionary definitions for hispid

hispid
/ (ˈhɪspɪd) /
adjective
biology covered with stiff hairs or bristles

Derived forms of hispid

hispidity, noun

Word Origin for hispid

C17: from Latin hispidus bristly
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