Meanings
adjectivedepilous (not comparable)
- not comparablehairless
[…] they mistake the condition of this animal (which is a kind of lizard, a quadruped corticated and depilous, that is, without wool, fur, or hair) […]
1650, Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica: […], 2nd edition, London: […] A[braham] Miller, for Edw[ard] Dod and Nath[aniel] Ekins, […], →OCLC
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivecompletely hairless
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Origin
- Latindepilis
- Englishdepilous
From de- + pilous. Compare Latin depilis.
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APA
depilous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/depilous
MLA
“depilous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/depilous. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “depilous,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/depilous.
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