cymotrichous

English

/saɪˈmɒtɹɪkəs/, /saɪˈmɑtɹɪkəs/

adj
Definitions
  • (anthropology) Having wavy hair.

Etymology

Derived from Ancient Greek κῦμα (wave, billow, swell, something swollen, fetus, sprout of a plant, embryo, cyma, anything swollen, such as a wave billow), τριχ-.

Origin

Ancient Greek

τριχ-

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