vellus hair

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vellus hair

noun vellus hairs

countable, uncountable Short, fine, light-colored, and barely noticeable hair that develops on most of a person's body during childhood.
countable, uncountable An individual strand of vellus hair

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noun thin body hair

Español	vello
中文	毫毛 háomáo, 毳毛 cuìmáo

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@misc{vellus_hair_2026,
  title = {vellus hair},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/vellus%20hair},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}