Hairball

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • 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.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A small wad of fur or mass of hair formed in the digestive system of a cat or other animal, from hair ingested while grooming.
  • n. A messy, tangled, intractable, stay-away-from-it issue.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. a compact mass of hair that forms in the stomach of animals as a result of licking fur.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A small pellet or a large concretion, composed chiefly of hair, found in the stomachs of animals which have the habit of licking themselves or other animals. See bezoar and heterolith.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a compact mass of hair that forms in the alimentary canal (especially in the stomach of animals as a result of licking fur)
  • n. a compact mass of hair that forms in the alimentary canal (especially in the stomach of animals as a result of licking fur)
    • Equivalent
    hair ball   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    tangle   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    bezoar   
    Same Context
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