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haircoat

haircoat noun: the coat of hair on the skin of certain animals.

Noun

haircoat (plural haircoats)

  1. The coat of hair on the skin of certain animals.
    • More specifically, animals in the highest dose group had definable clinical signs on day two, decreased activity, anterior abdominal matting of haircoat, and an unkempt appearance.2015 July 6, “Susceptibility of Marmosets ( Callithrix jacchus ) to Monkeypox Virus: A Low Dose Prospective Model for Monkeypox and Smallpox Disease”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of haircoat

pluralhaircoats

Origin of haircoat

From hair + coat.

Questions about haircoat

What does haircoat mean?
Haircoat means the coat of hair on the skin of certain animals.
What part of speech is haircoat?
Haircoat is a noun.
What is the plural of haircoat?
The plural of haircoat is haircoats.

Words near haircoat in the dictionary

  1. haircare
  2. hairclip
  3. hairclips
  4. haircloth
  5. haircloths
  6. haircoat
  7. haircoats
  8. haircolor
  9. haircolors
  10. haircomb
  11. haircombs

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