| ADJECTIVE | all | hispid | (of animals or plants) having stiff coarse hairs or bristles |
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| Meaning | (of animals or plants) having stiff coarse hairs or bristles. | |
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| Example | "plants with hispid stems" | |
| Category | animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna | A living organism characterized by voluntary movement |
| plant, flora, plant life | (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion | |
| Broader | hairy, haired, hirsute | Having or covered with hair |
| Spanish | crespo, erizado | |
| Catalan | eriçat, estarrufat | |
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