View definitions for hispid

hispid

adjective as in bristly

Weak matches

Discover More

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

One hardy species endured the invasion: the hispid cotton rat.

Read more on Project Gutenberg

Distribution of the hispid cotton rat in Kansas.

Read more on Project Gutenberg

Stems.—One to two and one half feet high; hispid throughout, or armed with rigid bristles or prickles.

Read more on Project Gutenberg

Turnip, tur′nip, n. a biennial plant, with lyrate hispid leaves, the upper part of the root becoming, esp. in cultivation, swollen and fleshy—cultivated as a culinary esculent, and for feeding cattle and sheep.—n.

Read more on Project Gutenberg

Browse

hispid

Example Sentences

Related Words