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lissotrichous

lissotrichous adjective: straight-haired or smooth-haired; belonging to the lissotrichi.

Adjective

lissotrichous (comparative more lissotrichous, superlative most lissotrichous)

  1. (rare) Straight-haired or smooth-haired; belonging to the lissotrichi.
    Synonyms:
    lissotrichian

Synonyms of lissotrichous

Forms of lissotrichous

comparativemore lissotrichous
superlativemost lissotrichous

Origin of lissotrichous

From Ancient Greek λισσός (lissós, “smooth”) + θρίξ (thríx) + -ous.

Questions about lissotrichous

What does lissotrichous mean?
Lissotrichous means straight-haired or smooth-haired; belonging to the lissotrichi.
What part of speech is lissotrichous?
Lissotrichous is an adjective.

Words near lissotrichous in the dictionary

  1. lissoneoids
  2. lissosphincter
  3. lissosphincters
  4. lissotrichi
  5. lissotrichian
  6. lissotrichous
  7. lissotrichy
  8. Lissu
  9. Lissus
  10. Lissy
  11. list

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