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hirsute

 
(hûr'sūt', hîr'-, hər-sūt') pronunciation
adj.
  1. Covered with hair; hairy.
  2. Botany. Covered with stiff or coarse hairs.

[Latin hirsūtus, hairy, bristly.]

hirsuteness hir'sute'ness n.

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Occasionally used humorously as a synonym for hairy.


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roughly hairy, esp. coarse pubic hair
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IN BRIEF: Having a hairy covering.

pronunciation Bears become even more hirsute during the fall and winter than they are during the summer.

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - behåret, langhåret, usoigneret

Nederlands (Dutch)
ruigharig, behaard, langharig

Français (French)
adj. - hirsute, velu, poilu, (Bot) hirsute

Deutsch (German)
adj. - behaart, struppig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - δασύτριχος, μαλλιαρός

Italiano (Italian)
irsuto

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - cabeludo

Русский (Russian)
волосатый, щетинистый

Español (Spanish)
adj. - hirsuto

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - hårig, långhårig, strävhårig

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
多毛的, 有粗毛的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 多毛的, 有粗毛的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 털 많은, 억센 긴 털로 덮인

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 毛深い, 髪がぼうぼうの

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) أهلب, قاسي الشعر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮שעיר, פרוע-ראש‬


 
 

 

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