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From Ancient Greek κῦμα (kûma, wave) + Ancient Greek τριχ- (trikh-), stem of θρίξ (thríx, hair), + English -ous.

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cymotrichous (not comparable)

  1. (anthropology) Having wavy hair.
    • 1907, Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland, Man, Volumes 7-8[1], page 123:
      The hair is cymotrichous: one had flat wavy hair, in 19 it was very wavy, and in 7 it was markedly curly.

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