Meaning

1 senses
  1. A bezoar composed of hair.

More definitions
  • a compact mass of hair that forms in the alimentary canal (especially in the stomach of animals as a result of licking fur)

Translations

2 languages

Origin

From tricho- + bezoar.

From tricho- + bezoar.

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Forms

plural: trichobezoars
Singulartrichobezoar
Pluraltrichobezoars

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a compact mass of hair that forms in the alimentary canal (especially in the stomach of animals as a result of licking fur):hairballhair ball

Word family

1 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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