hydrofuge

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. A hair pile made of very many tiny, closely-spaced hairs, forming a hydrophobic surface on the bodies of certain insects.

Word forms

hydrofuge

Etymology

From hydro- + -fuge.

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