Lanugo

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun

English

Etymology

Latin, from lana ‘wool’.

Pronunciation

IPA: /lə'nju:gəʊ/

Noun

lanugo

1. soft down or fine hair, specifically as covering the human foetus

   • 1955: early spring mountains with young-elephant lanugo along their spines — Vladimir Nabokov, Lolita

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