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depilous

depilous adjective: hairless.

Adjective

depilous (not comparable)

  1. hairless
    • […] they mistake the condition of this animal (which is a kind of lizard, a quadruped corticated and depilous, that is, without wool, fur, or hair) […]1650, Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica: […], 2nd edition, London: […] A[braham] Miller, for Edw[ard] Dod and Nath[aniel] Ekins, […], →OCLC

Origin of depilous

From de- + pilous. Compare Latin depilis.

Questions about depilous

What does depilous mean?
Depilous means hairless.
What part of speech is depilous?
Depilous is an adjective.

Words near depilous in the dictionary

  1. depilitant
  2. depilitants
  3. depillar
  4. depillared
  5. depillaring
  6. depilous
  7. depin
  8. depinned
  9. depinning
  10. depinnings
  11. depins

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