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atrichic

/eɪˈtɹɪkɪk/

atrichic adjective: hairless (as the palm of the hand).

Adjective

atrichic (not comparable)

  1. (rare) Hairless (as the palm of the hand).
    • The Earthlings mixed with their Tymbrimi allies down near the refreshment tables, making a boisterous high time of it. She remembered her attitude then, upon seeing so many of the atrichic, bromopnean creatures. Was I really such a snob? Athaclena wondered.1987, David Brin, “The Uplift War”, in Earthclan (Uplift series; 3), Garden City, NY: Nelson Doubleday, Inc., →ISBN, page 495

Origin of atrichic

From a- + trich- + -ic.

Questions about atrichic

What does atrichic mean?
Atrichic means hairless (as the palm of the hand).
What part of speech is atrichic?
Atrichic is an adjective.
How do you pronounce atrichic?
Atrichic is pronounced /eɪˈtɹɪkɪk/.

Words near atrichic in the dictionary

  1. atrial tachycardia
  2. atrial tachycardias
  3. atrialized
  4. atribacterial
  5. atrichia
  6. atrichic
  7. atrichoblast
  8. atrichoblasts
  9. atrichornithid
  10. atrichornithids
  11. atrichosis

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