hydrofuge

English

Adjective

hydrofuge (not comparable)

1. Describing a hair pile made of very many tiny, closely-spaced hairs, forming a hydrophobic surface on the bodies of certain insects.

French

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Adjective

hydrofuge (plural hydrofuges)

1. water-resistant

Further reading

• “hydrofuge”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.