"fluffball" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: fluffballs [plural]
Etymology: fluff + ball Etymology templates: {{compound|en|fluff|ball}} fluff + ball Head templates: {{en-noun}} fluffball (plural fluffballs)
  1. A ball of fluff.
    Sense id: en-fluffball-en-noun-euYaGJcM
  2. A creature that resembles a fluffball. Synonyms: ball of fluff
    Sense id: en-fluffball-en-noun--kq0YYJF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 88
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: furball, fuzzball

Inflected forms

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