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steatopygia

Definition of steatopygia

noun

[mass noun]
  • accumulation of large amounts of fat on the buttocks, especially as a normal condition in the Khoikhoi and other peoples of arid parts of southern Africa.

Derivatives

steatopygous

adjective

Origin:

early 19th century: modern Latin, from Greek stear, steat- 'tallow' + pugē 'rump'

steatopygia in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of steatopygia in the US English dictionary