cymotrichous
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English[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
Ancient Greek κῦμα (kūma, “wave”) + Ancient Greek τριχ- (trikh-, stem of θρίξ, thrix, “hair”) + English -ous
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA: /saɪˈmɒtɹɨkəs/
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.
- 1907, Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland, Man, Volumes 7-8[1], page 123:
