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cymotrichous

Syllables: cy·mot·ri·chousUK/saɪˈmɒtɹɪkəs//saɪˈmɑtɹɪkəs/

cymotrichous adjective: having wavy hair.

Adjective

cymotrichous (not comparable)

  1. Having wavy hair.
    • 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, page 123

Forms of cymotrichous

alternative formcymatotrichous

Origin of cymotrichous

From Ancient Greek κῦμα (kûma, “wave”) + Ancient Greek τριχ- (trikh-), stem of θρίξ (thríx, “hair”), + English -ous. By surface analysis, cymo- + trich- + -ous.

Words formed from cymotrichous

Questions about cymotrichous

What does cymotrichous mean?
Cymotrichous means having wavy hair.
What part of speech is cymotrichous?
Cymotrichous is an adjective.
How do you pronounce cymotrichous?
Cymotrichous is pronounced /saɪˈmɒtɹɪkəs/ (UK).

Words near cymotrichous in the dictionary

  1. cymothoid
  2. cymothoids
  3. cymothooid
  4. cymothooidean
  5. cymothooids
  6. cymotrichous
  7. cymotrichy
  8. cymous
  9. cymously
  10. cymoxanil
  11. Cymraeg

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