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Kneebrush

created by Webster 1913

(definition) by Webster 1913 (print) Wed Dec 22 1999 at 0:40:14

Knee"brush` (?), n.

1. Zool.

A tuft or brush of hair on the knees of some species of antelopes and other animals; -- chiefly used in the plural.

2. Zool.

A thick mass or collection of hairs on the legs of bees, by aid of which they carry the collected pollen to the hive or nest; -- usually in the plural.

 

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