Hirsute Definition
hûrso͝ot, hîr-, hər-so͝ot
adjective
Hairy; shaggy; bristly.
Webster's New World
Covered with stiff or coarse hairs.
American Heritage Medicine
The definition of hirsute is hairy or having bristles.
An example of something hirsute is a raccoon.
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Origin of Hirsute
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From Latin hirsūtus (“shaggy, hairy”).
From Wiktionary
Latin hirsūtus hairy, bristly
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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