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Counter pedantry power go!

Dictionary definition of Hairless appears to include "little or no hair". Compared to pretty much all other apes we are hairless. My understanding is also that "hairless ape" is a pretty standard euphemism for humans.

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our bodies are covered extensively in hair, the fact that it is shorter than most hominadae does not mean we can be defined as having "little" a more sparse covering admittedly but hardly little. It also covers our head in usually substantial length. I would hardly say the length or lack of would constitute the term "hairless".


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Humans are known as hairless apes due to our lack of it compared with other primates. It is a common term for humans.

Hairless in reference to humans is also a reference to the fact that human hair serves no actual purpose. It is not dense enough to be used as insulation effectively in a cold climate. It has no camo uses. It also impairs movement when swimming. Swimming is an ability that humans have evolved with.

The term hairless when applied to humans is a way of pointing out flaws in the human form without going into exaustive detail.

We are not hairless in the sense tha you describe it. More "furless" for want of a better word.

How did we get from armour plating to human hair?

Carbon! Both contain Carbon!

 Grey Templar wrote:
Carbon! Both contain Carbon!

Pretty much everything does.....