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piliferous

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pi⋅lif⋅er⋅ous

  [pahy-lif-er-uhs]
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–adjective
having or producing hair.
Origin:
1840–50; pili- + -ferous
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pi·lif·er·ous   (pī-lĭf'ər-əs)   
adj.  Bearing or producing hair.

[Latin pilus, hair + -ferous.]
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piliferous pi·lif·er·ous (pī-lĭf'ər-əs)
adj.
Bearing or producing hair.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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