hispid
Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- adjective Covered with stiff or rough hairs; bristly.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- adjective Hairy; rough; shaggy; bristly.
- adjective Specifically — In botany, having strong hairs or bristles; beset with stiff bristles.
- adjective In entomology, closely covered with small angular prominences; rough with minute spines or very rigid bristles.
Examples
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Hundreds of trees have been felled and the habitats of endangered species such as golden langur, hispid hare and pygmy hog, have been put at risk.
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As the resolute propounders of intermittent jocularity strode onward toward the beckoning sunset, accompanied by a hulking and perplexed mass of hair that lumbered after them on legs like hispid tree trunks, and one brooding black cat of striking size and grace, the Gogloyyik lifted its outlandish cranium and watched them go, not overlooking a chance to fenegrate the sookstrum that unexpectedly darted between its legs.
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The habit of the whole specimen is very rigid, with the exception of the flowers, which are slightly nodding; the tallest growths need no stakes, and the species enjoys a happy immunity from insect pests, probably by reason of its hispid character.
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Yet he battled on, striking futile blows against great, hispid breasts he could not see; feeling thick, squat throats beneath his fingers; the drool of saliva upon his cheek, and hot, foul breath in his nostrils.
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The surface of the pileus is coarsely hairy or hispid, the surface becoming more rough with age.
Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc.
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The inner fur is soft, downy, and of an ash colour, the outer longer, hispid, harsh and bristly.
Note
The word 'hispid' comes from Latin.
