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Hairball

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Noun

1. hair ball, hairball, trichobezoar

a compact mass of hair that forms in the alimentary canal (especially in the stomach of animals as a result of licking fur)

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Hairball

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noun
a compact mass of hair that forms in the stomach of cats, calves, etc, as a result of licking and swallowing the fur, and causes vomiting, coughing, bloat, weight loss, and depression

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Hairball

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noun
a rounded mass of hair that may form in the stomach or intestines of a cow, cat, or other animal that licks its coat

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Hairball

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n.
A small mass of hair in the stomach or intestine of an animal, such as a cat, that is accumulated when the animal swallows hair while licking its coat.

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