crinigerous

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adjective

hairy, or related to hair.

Scrabble 14

Meanings

adjectivecrinigerous (comparative more crinigerous, superlative most crinigerous)

comparative more crinigerous · superlative most crinigerous

  1. archaichairy, or related to hair.

Origin

  1. Latincriniger
  2. Englishcrinigerous

From Latin criniger; crinis (“hair”) + gerere (“to bear”).

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APA

crinigerous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crinigerous

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“crinigerous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crinigerous. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “crinigerous,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crinigerous.

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