HAIRBALL

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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)

Synonyms:

hair ball; hairball; trichobezoar

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Hypernyms ("hairball" is a kind of...):

tangle (a twisted and tangled mass that is highly interwoven)

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