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adj
covered in (often matted) hair.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences
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Synonyms: tomentous
Antonyms: none provided
adjective
covered with densely matted filaments
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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adjective satellite
densely covered with short matted woolly hairs
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: tomentous
Antonyms: none provided
History
From New Latin tōmentōsus of like application, from tōmentum + -ōsus.
