Etymology

dasy-

Today it means: hairy, shaggy, dense, used in compound words Full definition →

Ancient Greek δασύς
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromδασύς“hairy”
  2. English todaydasy-

From Ancient Greek δασύς (dasús, “hairy”).

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