lanugo

[ luh-noo-goh, -nyoo- ]

/ ləˈnu goʊ, -ˈnyu- /

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noun, plural la·nu·gos.Biology.

a coat of delicate, downy hairs, especially that with which the human fetus or a newborn infant is covered.

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Origin of lanugo

1670–80; <Latin lānūgō wooliness, down, derivative of lānawool

Words nearby lanugo

lanthanide series, lanthanum, lanthorn, Lantsang, lanuginose, lanugo, Lanús, lanyard, Lanza, Lanzarote, Lanzhou

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How to use lanugo in a sentence

I have included the down on the human body and the lanugo on the foetus as a rudimentary representation of a hairy coat.
More Letters of Charles Darwin Volume II|Charles Darwin
Man comes into the world covered almost entirely with lanugo or short fine hair.
The Races of Man|Joseph Deniker
Up to this time the body has been covered with a fine hair called lanugo.
Herself|E. B. Lowry

British Dictionary definitions for lanugo

lanugo

/ (ləˈnjuːɡəʊ) /

noun plural -gos

a layer of fine hairs, esp the covering of the human fetus before birth

Derived forms of lanugo

lanuginous (ləˈnjuːdʒɪnəs) or lanuginose, adjectivelanuginousness, noun

Word Origin for lanugo

C17: from Latin: down, from lāna wool

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