hispid

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Hispid: bristly: sparsely set with short, stiff hair.

From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.

Hispid Pocket Mouse.—This subspecies occurs commonly in central-and western-Nebraska.

From Distribution of Some Nebraskan Mammals by Jones, J. Knox

Hispid, beset with rigid or bristly hairs, or with bristles.

From The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits by Parsons, Mary Elizabeth