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Covered in short, stiff hairs.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: obsolete outside biology
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
Examples
- The hispid hare inhabits forested areas.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: bristly
Antonyms: none provided
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adjective satellite
Meaning 2
(of animals or plants) having stiff coarse hairs or bristles
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
From Latin hispidus (“rough, hairy, bristly”).
Across languages
Translations
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Bulgarian:
бодлив
(bodliv)
— covered in short, stiff hairs
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Bulgarian:
четинест
(četinest)
— covered in short, stiff hairs
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Catalan:
híspid
— covered in short, stiff hairs
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Finnish:
jäykkäkarvainen
— covered in short, stiff hairs
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French:
hispide
— covered in short, stiff hairs
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Italian:
ispido
— covered in short, stiff hairs
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Polish:
kosmaty
— covered in short, stiff hairs
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Polish:
szczeciniasty
— covered in short, stiff hairs
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Spanish:
híspido
— covered in short, stiff hairs