"cymotrichous" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /saɪˈmɒtɹɪkəs/ [Received-Pronunciation], /saɪˈmɑtɹɪkəs/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-cymotrichous.ogg
Etymology: From Ancient Greek κῦμα (kûma, “wave”) + Ancient Greek τριχ- (trikh-), stem of θρίξ (thríx, “hair”), + English -ous. Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|κῦμα||wave}} Ancient Greek κῦμα (kûma, “wave”), {{der|en|grc||τριχ-}} Ancient Greek τριχ- (trikh-), {{cog|en|-ous}} English -ous Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} cymotrichous (not comparable)
  1. (anthropology) Having wavy hair. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Anthropology Synonyms: cymatotrichous Derived forms: cymotrichy Translations (having wavy hair): aaltoileva (Finnish), кудря́вый (kudrjávyj) (Russian), cimótrico [masculine] (Spanish)

Alternative forms

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