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STEATOPYGIA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does steatopygia mean?
• STEATOPYGIA (noun)
The noun STEATOPYGIA has 1 sense:
1. an extreme accumulation of fat on the buttocks
Familiarity information: STEATOPYGIA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An extreme accumulation of fat on the buttocks
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("steatopygia" is a kind of...):
avoirdupois; blubber; fat; fatness (excess bodily weight)
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