LANUGO


Meaning of LANUGO in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ lə-ˈnü-(ˌ)gō, -ˈnyü- ]

noun

Etymology: Latin, down, from lana wool — more at wool

Date: 15th century

: a dense cottony or downy growth of hair ; specifically : the soft woolly hair that covers the fetus of some mammals

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.