Get to know Hispid better with 3 real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like hairy or haired.
Hispid meaning
Covered in short, stiff hairs.
Using Hispid
- The main meaning on this page is: Covered in short, stiff hairs.
- Useful related words include: hairy, haired, hirsute.
Context around Hispid
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Hispid
- In this selection, "hispid" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, almost, hares, hare and bristly stand out and add context to how "hispid" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include being almost hispid bristly and cottontails and hispid hares have. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "hispid" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aacl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with hispid
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Although most species live and breed in burrows, the cottontails and hispid hares have forms (nests). (16 words)
The fur of northern subspecies is longer and denser than in southern forms, with the fur of some Mexican and Central American forms being almost hispid (bristly). (27 words)
Five leporid species with "hare" in their common names are not considered true hares: the hispid hare (Caprolagus hispidus), and four species known as red rock hares (comprising Pronolagus). (29 words)
Five leporid species with "hare" in their common names are not considered true hares: the hispid hare (Caprolagus hispidus), and four species known as red rock hares (comprising Pronolagus). (29 words)
The fur of northern subspecies is longer and denser than in southern forms, with the fur of some Mexican and Central American forms being almost hispid (bristly). (27 words)
Although most species live and breed in burrows, the cottontails and hispid hares have forms (nests). (16 words)
Example sentences (3)
Although most species live and breed in burrows, the cottontails and hispid hares have forms (nests).
Five leporid species with "hare" in their common names are not considered true hares: the hispid hare (Caprolagus hispidus), and four species known as red rock hares (comprising Pronolagus).
The fur of northern subspecies is longer and denser than in southern forms, with the fur of some Mexican and Central American forms being almost hispid (bristly).