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Having stiff, coarse hairs
Answer for the clue "Having stiff, coarse hairs ", 6 letters:
hispid
Word definitions for hispid in dictionaries
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
adj. (of animals or plants) having stiff coarse hairs or bristles; "plants with hispid stems"
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. (context obsolete except in science English) Covered in short, stiff hairs; bristly.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Hispid \His"pid\, a. [L. hispidus: cf. F. hispide.] Rough with bristles or minute spines. (Bot. & Zo["o]l.) Beset with stiff hairs or bristles.
Usage examples of hispid.
Raif recognized the pelts of lemmings, meadow voles and giant hispid rats all layered into stripes.
The inner fur is soft, downy, and of an ash colour, the outer longer, hispid, harsh and bristly.
Shaggy brindle next to hispid gold, the two Irish heads turned as Thady Boy Ballagh strolled over the grass.