Crinigerous

/krɪˈnɪdʒərəs/ adjective

Definition

Bearing, producing, or having hair; hairy or covered with hair-like structures.

Etymology

From Latin crinis (hair) plus -gerous (bearing or producing), a variant combining form of -ger, creating an adjective describing something as hair-bearing.

Kelly Says

The suffix '-gerous' is rare and mostly appears in scientific Latin terms like 'contagious' (originally meaning disease-bearing)—'crinigerous' is another example of a perfectly logical classical formation that never gained traction in everyday or even technical English.

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