🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

多毛的

Native Script:中文汉字

Pronunciation / Transliteration: duō máo de

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Pilous/ˈpaɪ.ləs/
adjectiveCEFR C2 (Proficient)Top #45000 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"显微镜下可见该昆虫有多毛的足。"

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2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Covered with hair; having a downy or hairy surface, especially in biological or botanical contexts.

    "The entomologist examined the pilous legs of the specimen under a microscope."
  2. 2

    Resembling hair or consisting of fine, hair-like filaments.

    "A pilous growth was observed on the underside of the exotic plant leaf."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin adjective 'pilosus', meaning hairy or covered in hair, which itself stems from 'pilus', meaning hair. The term entered English in the 17th century primarily through biological and medical nomenclature to describe anatomical structures covered with soft hair or down.

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