Definitions
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- adj. Having wavy hair.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- In anthropology, characterized by having wavy hair.
Etymologies
Examples
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Sukanya's winning word was "cymotrichous," which relates to wavy hair.
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The 14-year-old from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, spelled cymotrichous correctly to win the Bee.
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This year, eighth-grader Sukanya Roy spelled "periscii" and "cymotrichous" to take the title not even my Microsoft Word spell check recognizes those words, becoming the fourth American of Indian descent to win the bee in a row, and the ninth to win it in the past 13 years.
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AP Sukanya Roy, 14, smiles as she finishes spelling "cymotrichous," correctly to win the National Spelling Bee, in Oxon Hill, Md. on Thursday, June 2, 2011.
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Eastern time, roughly an hour and 15 minutes after the spelling bee was scheduled to end, a winner finally took the trophy: eighth-grader Sukanya Roy, who spelled "cymotrichous" correctly to take the title
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Sukanya Roy, 14, smiles as she finishes spelling "cymotrichous," correctly to win the National Spelling Bee, in Oxon Hill, Md. on Thursday, June 2, 2011.
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AnonD: Typing "cymotrichous" on Firefox draws up a squiggly red line.
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Newcombe came second to Sukanya Roy from Wilkes-Barre, Pa., who won the bee, spelling cymotrichous.
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