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virilescence
This entry is located in the following units: -esce, -escent, -escence (page 11) vir-, viri-, virtu- (page 4)
virilescence, virilescent
1. The condition of becoming virile, specifically of assuming physical characteristics of a male.
2. A condition of some animals, and especially of some fowls, in which the female, when old, assumes some of the characteristics of the male of the species.
This entry is located in the following units: -esce, -escent, -escence (page 11) vir-, viri-, virtu- (page 4)