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piloerect

verb

Etymology

From pilo- + erect.

  1. derived from ērectus — “upright”
  2. inherited from erect
  3. formed as piloerect — “pilo- + erect”

Definitions

  1. To produce piloerection.

    • The ability of some humans to consciously piloerect suggests even more similarity between humans and non-human animals.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for piloerect. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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