Something "pilose" is covered with fine, soft hair. The word comes from the Latin "pilosus," meaning "hair."
Algo "piloso" está cubierto de pelo fino y suave. La palabra proviene del latín "pilosus", que significa "pelo".
| Front | pilose \PIE-loas\ also pilous \-luhs\ |
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| Back | adjective Covered with fine, soft hair. [Latin pilosus, from pilus, hair.] "Because the heavily forested blonds have thin hairs, and the less abundantly pilose redheads have thick, coarse hairs, the total weight of all the hairs on their heads is about the same." |
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