lanugo

/ləˈnugoʊ/
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Definitions of lanugo
  1. noun
    the fine downy hair covering a human fetus; normally shed during the ninth month of gestation
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    type of:
    down, pile
    fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs)
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