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dander

  • noun
  • /ˈdændə(ɹ)/

Dandruff—scaly white dead skin flakes from the human scalp.

Other meanings

  1. Hair follicles and dead skin shed from mammals.

  2. Allergen particles that accumulate on and may be shed from the skin and fur of domestic animals, especially from household pets such as cats and dogs.

A kind of

  • scale

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “dander” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.