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lissotrichous

American

[li-so-tri-kuhs] / lɪˈsɒ trɪ kəs /

adjective

having straight hair.

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lissotrichy

noun

Etymology

Origin of lissotrichous

1875–80; < Greek lissó ( s ) smooth + trich- (stem of thríx ) hair + -ous

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