LANUGOS

Noun

lanugos

plural of lanugo

Anagrams

• Angulos

Source: Wiktionary


LANUGO

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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