cymotrichous

Alternative forms

• cymatotrichous

Etymology

Ancient Greek κῦμα (kûma, “wave”) + Ancient Greek τριχ- (trikh-) (trikh-, stem of θρίξ (thríx), thrix, “hair”) + English -ous

Pronunciation

• IPA: /saɪˈmɒtɹɨkəs/

Adjective

cymotrichous (not comparable)

1. (anthropology) Having wavy hair.
   • 1907, Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland, Man, Volumes 7-8‎, page 123:

     The hair is cymotrichous: one had flat wavy hair, in 19 it was very wavy, and in 7 it was markedly curly.