lanugo

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The human embryo possesses a complete coat of hair, called the lanugo, which usually disappears before birth.

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  1. noun A covering of fine, soft hair, as on a leaf, an insect, or a newborn child.

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  1. Middle English, pith, from Latin lānūgō, down, from lāna, wool.

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  1. Latin, woolly substance, down, from lana, wool.
 

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/ləˈnjugoʊ/
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