cymotrichous
English
WOTD – 10 May 2012
Alternative forms
- cymatotrichous
Etymology
Ancient Greek κῦμα (kûma, “wave”) + Ancient Greek τριχ- (trikh-) (trikh-, stem of θρίξ (thríx), thrix, “hair”) + English -ous
Pronunciation
- IPA: /saɪˈmɒtɹɨkəs/
Adjective
cymotrichous (not comparable)
- (anthropology) Having wavy hair.
- 1907, Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland, Man, Volumes 7-8, 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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Derived terms
- cymotrichy
Translations
having wavy hair
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