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hirtellous

hirtellous adjective: with minute hairs.

Adjective

hirtellous (comparative more hirtellous, superlative most hirtellous)

  1. with minute hairs.

Forms of hirtellous

comparativemore hirtellous
superlativemost hirtellous

Origin of hirtellous

Diminutive from Latin hirtus (“hairy”), with -ous.

Questions about hirtellous

What does hirtellous mean?
Hirtellous means with minute hairs.
What part of speech is hirtellous?
Hirtellous is an adjective.

Words near hirtellous in the dictionary

  1. hirsutoid
  2. hirsutoid papillomas
  3. hirsutoid papillomatosis
  4. hirsutulous
  5. Hirt's law
  6. hirtellous
  7. Hirth
  8. Hirths
  9. hirtillous
  10. Hirtle
  11. Hirtles

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