piliferous

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adjective

Containing or producing hair.

Scrabble 15

Meanings

adjectivepiliferous (comparative more piliferous, superlative most piliferous)

comparative more piliferous · superlative most piliferous

  1. Containing or producing hair.

Origin

  1. Latinpilus
  2. Englishpiliferous

From Latin pilus + -iferous.

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APA

piliferous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/piliferous

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“piliferous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/piliferous. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “piliferous,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/piliferous.

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