"pilar" meaning in English

See pilar in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin pilāris, from Latin pilus (“a hair”) + -ar. Etymology templates: {{lbor|en|la|pilāris}} Learned borrowing from Latin pilāris, {{suf|en|pilus|ar|lang1=la|t1=a hair}} Latin pilus (“a hair”) + -ar Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} pilar (not comparable)
  1. (chiefly medicine) Relating to hair. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Medicine
    Sense id: en-pilar-en-adj-bkPq~a2K Topics: medicine, sciences
  2. Covered in hair; hairy. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-pilar-en-adj-3JAM43HH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ar Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 56 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ar: 23 77

Alternative forms

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