mollipilose

English

Etymology

From Latin mollis (“soft”) + pilosus (“hairy”).

Adjective

mollipilose (comparative more mollipilose, superlative most mollipilose)

1. (zoology, archaic) Having soft hairs; downy.

   mollipilose pelage

   mollipilose plumage

References

• “mollipilose”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.