- steatopygic
- adjective see steatopygia
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
steatopygic
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steatopygic — See steatopygia. * * * … Universalium
steatopygic — adj. having an accumulation of fat on the buttocks … English contemporary dictionary
steatopygic — ste·a·to·pyg·ic … English syllables
steatopygic — Having a fat behind … Grandiloquent dictionary
steatopygic — adjective see steatopygia … Useful english dictionary
steatopygia — steatopygic /stee at euh pij ik, stee euh teuh /, steatopygous /stee at euh puy geuhs, stee euh top euh geuhs, stee euh teuh puy /, adj. /stee at euh puy jee euh, stee euh teuh /, n. extreme accumulation of fat on and about the buttocks, esp. of… … Universalium
ste|a|to|py|gous — «STEE uh tuh PY guhs», adjective. = steatopygic. (Cf. ↑steatopygic) … Useful english dictionary
steatopygia — noun Etymology: New Latin, from steat , stear + Greek pygē buttocks Date: 1879 an excessive development of fat on the buttocks that occurs especially among women of the Hottentots and some black peoples • steatopygous or steatopygic adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
steatopygous — See steatopygic. * * * … Universalium
steatopygia — /ˌstiətoʊˈpɪdʒiə/ (say .steeuhtoh pijeeuh), / ˈpidʒiə/ (say peejeeuh) noun extreme accumulation of fat on and about the buttocks, as among the Khoikhoi, Bushmen, and other South African peoples. Also, steatopygy, steatopyga /ˌstiətoʊˈpaɪgə/ (say …
