hairball

Other forms: hairballs

Definitions of hairball
  1. noun
    a compact mass of hair that forms in the alimentary canal (especially in the stomach of animals as a result of licking fur)
    synonyms: hair ball, trichobezoar
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    type of:
    tangle
    a twisted and tangled mass that is highly interwoven
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