wooly
Americanadjective
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woolies
plural
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Prehistoric wolf pup’s last meal sheds light on wooly rhino.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 16, 2026
Neanderthals were expert hunters, bringing down large game such as wild horses, wooly rhinoceros, cave lions, and even mammoths using sharpened stone spears affixed to wooden shafts with adhesives like birch tar.
From Science Magazine ● Nov. 22, 2024
Tennessee sold far more bats than any other state, among other things accounting for 45% of the painted wooly bat listings.
From Salon ● Jul. 23, 2024
The park is named after Ice Age fossils, including the wooly mammoth.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 12, 2023
Some shiny, some speckled, some covered in wooly cocoons, some wrinkled and plain except for a curious sling that held them to a branch.
From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman
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