LANUGO
lanugo
(noun) the fine downy hair covering a human fetus; normally shed during the ninth month of gestation
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
lanugo (countable and uncountable, plural lanugos)
Soft down or fine hair, specifically that covering the human foetus or a tumorous area.
Anagrams
• Angulo, Lugano
Source: Wiktionary
La*nu"go, n. Etym: [See Lanuginose.] (Anat.)
Definition: The soft woolly hair which covers most parts of the mammal fetus, and in man is shed before or soon after birth.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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