hairy
adjective (WITH HAIR) /ˈheə.ri/
/ˈher.i/ Definition
› having a lot of hair, especially on parts of the body other than the head: hairy armpits/legs a hairy chestThe skin, hair and bone of non-human animalsHair hairiness /-nəs/ noun [U]
(Definition of hairy adjective (WITH HAIR) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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