adj
Meaning 1
Hairy, covered with soft long hair.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
villous
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adj
Meaning 2
Covered with villi.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences
Examples
- Giardia causes villous blunting.
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History
Etymology
From Latin villus (“shaggy hair”).
Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Czech: klkatý — covered with villi
- French: velu — covered with villi
- Ido: viloza — covered with villi
- Italian: villoso — covered with villi
- Romanian: vilos — covered with villi
- Spanish: velludo — covered with villi
- Spanish: velloso — covered with villi
- Spanish: vellido — covered with villi
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