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Meaning of piloerector | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

A muscle responsible for piloerection.

Examples

“Nor should we neglect⟳ that quintessentially mammalian trait, our hair, which, at the behest of tiny piloerector muscles at the base⟳ of each strand, can puff up to trap⟳ pockets of still air, one of the finest insulators known.”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

pilogenesis pilomatricoma pilomatrixoma pilomotion pilomotor reflex pilon

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