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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

pilose en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • pīʹlōs

Etymology

From Latin pilōsus, from pilus (“hair”).

Meanings

  1. Covered with fine hair.
    • An icy chill runs down the back of your exoskeleton as the name enters your mind, your very animus shuddering at the sound of it. Something about its form, its essence… it is far too lissom. Too pilose. Too disturbingly… feline. 2024, Kazerad, Enter name, in: Prequel -or- Making a Cat Cry: The Adventure (webcomic), October 11 2024

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
pilous alternative lexicographic
most pilose Degree=Sup lexicographic
more pilose Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Deriveds

pilosely · subpilose · pilosity · stellato-pilose