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单词 callipygian
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callipygian

[ kal-uh-pij-ee-uhn ]
/ ˌkæl əˈpɪdʒ i ən /

adjective

having well-shaped buttocks.
Also cal·li·py·gous [kal-uh-pahy-guhs]. /ˌkæl əˈpaɪ gəs/.

Origin of callipygian

1640–50; <Greek kallipýg(os) with beautiful buttocks; referring to a statue of Aphrodite (kalli-calli- + pyg() rump + -os adj. suffix) + -ian

Words nearby callipygian

calliper, calliper rule, Calliphora, Callippic cycle, Callippus, callipygian, callistemon, Callisthenes, callisthenics, Callisto, Callistus I
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British Dictionary definitions for callipygian

callipygian

callipygous (ˌkælɪˈpaɪɡəs)

/ (ˌkælɪˈpɪdʒɪən) /

adjective

having beautifully shaped buttocks

Word Origin for callipygian

C19: from Greek kallipugos, epithet of a statue of Aphrodite, from calli- + pugē buttocks
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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