What is the Latin word for fleecy?

The usual Latin words for “fleecy” are lāniger, lānōsus, pecus; also bidēns, vellus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“fleecy” in Latin

lānigerwool-bearing, fleecy; of a lamb lānōsuswoolly pecusA group of large domestic animals: a herd of cattle, horses, or donkeys; such animals in a collective sense: cattle and bidēnstwo-toothed; two-pronged vellusthe wool shorn from a sheep; fleece; wool; the hide or pelt of an animal

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

fleecy

laniger (wool-bearing; pecus, Cic.; bidentes, Verg.): lanosus (woolly; opposed to glaber; vellus, Apul.).

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for fleecy?: The usual Latin words for “fleecy” are lāniger, lānōsus, pecus; also bidēns, vellus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.