Piloerect

verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To produce piloerection. intransitive

    "The ability of some humans to consciously piloerect suggests even more similarity between humans and non-human animals."

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"The ability of some humans to consciously piloerect suggests even more similarity between humans and non-human animals."

Etymology

From pilo- + erect.

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