sparse hair

collocation in English

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sparse
adjective
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/spɑːs/us
/spɑːrs/
small in numbers or amount, often spread over a ...
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hair
noun[C or U]
uk
/heər/us
/her/
the mass of thin thread-like structures on the head of a person, or any of these structures that grow out of the skin of a person ...
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(Definition ofsparseandhairfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Infants born with phocomelia will normally have a petite head withsparsehairthat may appear silvery-blonde.
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He decided to design the werewolf withsparsehairso that the muscles underneath were clearly visible.
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The moderately long, coarse andsparsehairis directed forward from the haunches to the long and narrow head.
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The inside of the flower has many long hairs and the staminode has asparsehaircoating.
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These signs and symptoms are usually mild and include a few missing or abnormal teeth,sparsehair, and some problems with sweat gland function.
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P-cadherin mutants have short,sparsehair.
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Patients also exhibit a distinctive facial structure, characterized by high foreheads,sparsehairon the temple, a wide space between the eyes, epicanthal folds, and a flat nose.
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Sparsehaircovers the body.
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Mature leaves of all species in glasshouseraised plants had sparse hairs on both surfaces.
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The abdomen is broad and globular, light grey with darker brownish grey patches, craggy tubercles and sparse hairs growing out of orange spots.
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The wing membranes are black, but are covered with sparse hairs close to the arms.
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The upper leaf is green with sparse hairs and distinctive veins.
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The leaves are long, narrow, and pointed, sometimes with sparse hairs, and 2 to 7 centimeters long.
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The stem is erect and may be reddish to green, and has the occasional threadlike leaf with sparse hairs to a coat of dense wool.
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Leaves are biternate, with lobes elongate-ovate or elongate-elliptical with greyish wax and short sparse hairs beneath.
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It is a perennial herb producing upright stems up to 40 centimeters tall, sometimes with coats of sparse hairs.
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The surface of the leaf is coated in white sticky glands and sparse hairs.
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They are green with sparse hairs and some brown markings and can reach a length of about 20 mm when full-grown.
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They are green pseudo-loopers, with sparse hairs with white tips.
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Leaves are alternate, often with opposite tendrils or inflorescences, coarsely toothed, 525 cm (210in) long and 520 cm (28in) broad, sometimes with sparse hairs on the underside of veins.
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