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TRICHOBEZOAR
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Dictionary entry overview: What does trichobezoar mean?
• TRICHOBEZOAR (noun)
The noun TRICHOBEZOAR has 1 sense:
1. a compact mass of hair that forms in the alimentary canal (especially in the stomach of animals as a result of licking fur)
Familiarity information: TRICHOBEZOAR used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A compact mass of hair that forms in the alimentary canal (especially in the stomach of animals as a result of licking fur)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Synonyms:
hair ball; hairball; trichobezoar
Hypernyms ("trichobezoar" is a kind of...):
tangle (a twisted and tangled mass that is highly interwoven)
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