"piligerous" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more piligerous [comparative], most piligerous [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɪdʒəɹəs Etymology: From Latin pilus (“hair”) + -gerous. Compare French piligère. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|pilus||hair}} Latin pilus (“hair”), {{af|en|-gerous}} -gerous, {{cog|fr|piligère}} French piligère Head templates: {{en-adj}} piligerous (comparative more piligerous, superlative most piligerous)
  1. piliferous (covered in hair)
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