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la·nu·gi·nous

(lə-no͞o′jə-nəs, -nyo͞o′-) also la·nu·gi·nose (-nōs′)
adj.
Covered with soft, short hair; downy.
[From Latin lānūginōsus, from lānūgō, lānūgin-, lanugo; see lanugo.]
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