lanugo
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The fuzz with which some babies are born is called lanugo.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 23, 2022
In the beginning of life, there was you and your lanugo.
From Slate ● Sep. 24, 2014
Like ringed seals, newborn ribbon seals have a coat of lanugo and cannot survive submersion in icy water until after they’ve formed the blubber layer.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 11, 2014
A silky hair called lanugo also covers the skin during weeks 17–20, but it is shed as the fetus continues to grow.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
This covering, which is called the lanugo, and sometimes extends even to the whole forehead, ears, and face, is shed before birth.
From Darwin, and After Darwin (Vol. 1 and 3, of 3) An Exposition of the Darwinian Theory and a Discussion of Post-Darwinian Questions by Romanes, George John
