pileous

[pahy-lee-uh s, pil-ee-]

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adjective

hairy or furry.

Origin of pileous

First recorded in 1835–45; pile³ + -ous

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Related Words for pileous

furry, shaggy, woolly, fuzzy, unshaven, hirsute, bearded, bristly, bushy, downy, fleecy, flocculent, fluffy, rough, tufted, bewhiskered, lanate, pileous, piliferous, pubescent

British Dictionary definitions for pileous

pileous

adjective biology

hairy

of or relating to hair

Word Origin for pileous

C19: ultimately from Latin pilus a hair

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pileous in Medicine

pileous

[pī′lē-əs]

adj.

Hairy.