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lanuginous

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la⋅nu⋅gi⋅nose

  [luh-noo-juh-nohs, -nyoo-]
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–adjective
1. covered with lanugo, or soft, downy hairs.
2. of the nature of down; downy.
Also, la⋅nu⋅gi⋅nous  [luh-noo-juh-nuhs, -nyoo-] .

Origin:
1685–95; < L lānūginōsus downy, woolly, equiv. to lānūgin- (s. of lānūgō; see lanugo ) + -ōsus -ose 1

Related forms:
la⋅nu⋅gi⋅nous⋅ness, noun
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la·nu·gi·nous   (lə-nōō'jə-nəs, -nyōō'-)   
adj.  Covered with soft, short hair; downy.

[From Latin lānūginōsus, from lānūgō, lānūgin-, lanugo; see lanugo.]
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Main Entry: la·nu·gi·nous
Pronunciation: l&-'n(y)ü-j&-n&s
Function: adjective
: covered with down or fine soft hair
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lanuginous la·nu·gi·nous (lə-n&oomacr;'jə-nəs, -ny&oomacr;'-) or la·nu·gi·nose (-nōs')
adj.
Being covered with soft, short hair; downy.

la·nu'gi·nous·ness n.

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