English dictionary
lanugo
/l/@/'n/u/g/oU/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
-
the fine downy hair covering a human fetus; normally shed during the ninth month of gestation
Source: WordNet 3.0
-
The soft woolly hair which covers most parts of the mammal fetus, and in man is shed before or soon after birth.
Source: webster1913