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pileous

[ pahy-lee-uhs, pil-ee- ]
/ ˈpaɪ li əs, ˈpɪl i- /
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adjective
hairy or furry.
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Origin of pileous

First recorded in 1835–45; pile3 + -ous

Words nearby pileous

pile driver, pile into, pileolated, pileolated warbler, pile-on, pileous, piles, pile shoe, pileum, pileup, pileus
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Words related to pileous

woolly, furry, fuzzy, shaggy, unshaven, hirsute, floccose, flocculent, fluffy, hairy, lanose, pilose, soft, whiskered, bearded, bewhiskered, bristly, bushy, downy, fleecy

British Dictionary definitions for pileous

pileous
/ (ˈpaɪlɪəs, ˈpɪl-) /
adjective biology
hairy
of or relating to hair

Word Origin for pileous

C19: ultimately from Latin pilus a hair
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