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Answer for the clue "Hairy ", 6 letters:
pilose

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Word definitions for pilose in dictionaries

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
adj. covered with hairs especially fine soft ones [syn: pilous , pilary ]

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Pilose \Pi*lose"\, a. [L. pilosus, fr. pilus hair. See Pile .] Hairy; full of, or made of, hair. The heat-retaining property of the pilose covering. --Owen. (Zo["o]l.) Clothed thickly with pile or soft down. (Bot.) Covered with long, slender hairs; resembling ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. Covered with fine hair.

Usage examples of pilose.

Tower in the passageway, who had shrunk to pilose dwarf borders, having removed their hats and fallen to their knees.