dasypygal
/ˌdæsɪˈpaɪɡəl/
dasypygal adjective: having hairy buttocks.
Adjective
dasypygal (comparative more dasypygal, superlative most dasypygal)
- Having hairy buttocks.
- In the Dasypygal division the Orangs (genus Pithecus, Geoffr.) manifest, agreeably with their geographical position, the nearest affinities with the Scleropyga, in the length of the upper limbs and the proportionally small size of the hallux: the Chimpanzees (genus Troglodytes, Geoffr.) show the...1859 January 11, Professor Owen, “On the External Characters of the Gorilla”, in Transactions of the Zoological Society of London, page 276
- Oh you think so, huh, you dasypygal dickhead!1993, Steve Abbott, The lizard club, page 111
Forms of dasypygal
| comparative | more dasypygal |
|---|---|
| superlative | most dasypygal |
Origin of dasypygal
From Ancient Greek δασύς (dasús, “hairy, dense”) + πυγή (pugḗ, “buttocks”).
Questions about dasypygal
- What does dasypygal mean?
- Dasypygal means having hairy buttocks.
- What part of speech is dasypygal?
- Dasypygal is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce dasypygal?
- Dasypygal is pronounced /ˌdæsɪˈpaɪɡəl/.
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