ulotrichous

American  

[yoo-lo-tri-kuhs] / yuˈlɒ trɪ kəs /

adjective

1. belonging to a group of people having woolly or crisply curly hair.

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ulotrichous British  

/ juːˈlɒtrɪkəs /

adjective

1. having woolly or curly hair

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Other Word Forms

• ulotrichy
  noun

Etymology

Origin of ulotrichous

First recorded in 1855–60; from New Latin Ulotrich(i) (plural), formerly a name for a division of humankind (from Greek oulótrichos (singular) “curly-haired,” equivalent to oûlo(s) “thick, fleecy” + -trichos “-haired” (derivative of thríx “hair”) + -ous

Example Sentences

The autochthones of Melanesia were a dark-skinned and ulotrichous people, who had neither a fear of the ghosts of their dead nor a manes cult, but had a cult of local spirits.

From Man, Past and Present by Haddon, Alfred Court

The important point to be noted is that this early population was ulotrichous, cf. p.

From Man, Past and Present by Haddon, Alfred Court