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#95018 02/09/03 02:25 AM
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If "cymotrichous" means wavy hair, what's the word for hair that's short and curly?


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oh boy, this should be fun!



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The first hair doesn't last. It is very short and fine.
lanugo
n.
5L, down < lana, WOOL6 a soft, downy growth; esp.,
a) the soft, downy hair covering the human fetus b) the fine hair covering most of the human body
la[nu4gi[nous 73ji n!s8 or la[nu4gi[nose# 73ji nbs#8
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