cymotrichous
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Etymology[edit]
Ancient Greek κῦμα (kûma, “wave”) + Ancient Greek τριχ- (trikh-), stem of θρίξ (thríx, “hair”), + English -ous
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /saɪˈmɒtɹɪkəs/
- (General American) IPA(key): /saɪˈmɑtɹɪkəs/
Audio (US): (file) - Hyphenation: cy‧mot‧ri‧chous
Adjective[edit]
cymotrichous (not comparable)
- (anthropology) Having wavy hair.
- 1907, Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland, Man, Volumes 7-8[1], page 123:
- The hair is cymotrichous: one had flat wavy hair, in 19 it was very wavy, and in 7 it was markedly curly.
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Translations[edit]
having wavy hair
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