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vellus hair

vellus hair noun: short, fine, light-colored, and barely noticeable hair that develops on most of a person's body during childhood.

Noun

vellus hair (countable and uncountable, plural vellus hairs)

  1. Short, fine, light-colored, and barely noticeable hair that develops on most of a person's body during childhood.
  2. An individual strand of vellus hair

vellus hair meaning in Tamil and Thai

vellus hair in Tamil

இளமயிர்

vellus hair in Thai

thin body hair
ขนเพชร kǒn-pét

Forms of vellus hair

pluralvellus hairs

Questions about vellus hair

What does vellus hair mean?
Vellus hair means short, fine, light-colored, and barely noticeable hair that develops on most of a person's body during childhood.
What is vellus hair in Tamil?
Vellus hair in Tamil is இளமயிர். See Vellus hair meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is vellus hair?
Vellus hair is a noun.
What is the plural of vellus hair?
The plural of vellus hair is vellus hairs.

Words near vellus hair in the dictionary

  1. vellum papers
  2. vellumlike
  3. vellums
  4. vellumy
  5. vellus
  6. vellus hair
  7. vellus hairs
  8. Velma
  9. velmanase alfa
  10. velo-
  11. velocardiofacial

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