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单词 piligerous
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piligerousadj.

Brit. /pʌɪˈlɪdʒ(ə)rəs/, U.S. /paɪˈlɪdʒ(ə)rəs/
Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin pilus , -gerous comb. form.
Etymology: < classical Latin pilus hair (see pilo- comb. form) + -gerous comb. form.
Zoology. rare.
= piliferous adj.
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1835 W. Kirby On Power of God in Creation of Animals II. xvii. 151 The various piligerous, plumigerous, pennigerous, and squamigerous animals.
1953 Amer. Midland Naturalist 50 39 The altitrunk usually shows a number of small surface features, such as humeral and lateral mesonotal paired piligerous tubercles.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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