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pilose

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.28 in modern English

Syllables
pi-lose
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Covered with fine hair.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Latin pilōsus, from pilus (“hair”).

Inflected Forms

more pilose (comparative) most pilose (superlative) pilous (alternative)

Derived Forms

pilosely pilosity subpilose

Phrases

stellato-pilose

Synonyms

pilous pilary

Questions

What does pilose mean?
Covered with fine hair.
Where does pilose come from?
From Latin pilōsus, from pilus (“hair”).

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