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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