STEATOPYGIA


Meaning of STEATOPYGIA in English

ˌstēəd.əˈpi]jēə, -pī], ]gēə noun

also ste·a·to·py·ga -ˈpīgə, ˌstēəˈtäpə̇gə

( -s )

Etymology: steatopyga from New Latin, from steat- + Greek pygē rump, buttocks; steatopygia from New Latin, from steat- + Greek pygē + New Latin -ia — more at fog

: an excessive development of fat on the buttocks especially of females that is common among the Hottentots and some Negro peoples

• ste·a·to·pyg·ic |stēəd.ə|pijik adjective

• ste·a·to·py·gous |stēəd.ə|pīgəs, |stēə|täpə̇g-\ adjective

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