haircoat

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noun

The coat of hair on the skin of certain animals.

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Meanings

nounhaircoat (plural haircoats)

plural haircoats

  1. sciencesThe coat of hair on the skin of certain animals.

    More specifically, animals in the highest dose group had definable clinical signs on day two, decreased activity, anterior abdominal matting of haircoat, and an unkempt appearance.

    2015 July 6, “Susceptibility of Marmosets ( Callithrix jacchus ) to Monkeypox Virus: A Low Dose Prospective Model for Monkeypox and Smallpox Disease”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From hair + coat.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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