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Definition of steatopygia in English: steatopygianounˌstɪətə(ʊ)ˈpɪdʒɪəstēˌatə- mass nounAccumulation of large amounts of fat on the buttocks, especially as a normal condition in the Khoikhoi and other peoples of arid parts of southern Africa. Example sentencesExamples - Rather than relying on official scientific publications, however, Cuvier relied on travelers' accounts of the apron and the steatopygia.
- The word steatopygia comes from the vocabulary of an early pseudoscience which aimed to prove the superiority of the white race.
- What seems certain is that steatopygia in both sexes was fairly widespread among the early races of man.
- Some scholars believe that a big bottom is a natural adaptation for survival, and that steatopygia was advantageous in the unpredictable African tropical environment.
- The steatopygia was seen as a pronounced, localized accumulation of fat or fatty-fibrous tissue on the upper part of the buttocks.
- Why is steatopygia absent among, for example, hunting-gathering Australian aborigines?
Origin Early 19th century: modern Latin, from Greek stear, steat- 'tallow' + pugē 'rump'. Definition of steatopygia in US English: steatopygianounstēˌatə- Accumulation of large amounts of fat on the buttocks, especially as a normal condition in the Khoikhoi and other peoples of arid parts of southern Africa. Example sentencesExamples - The word steatopygia comes from the vocabulary of an early pseudoscience which aimed to prove the superiority of the white race.
- The steatopygia was seen as a pronounced, localized accumulation of fat or fatty-fibrous tissue on the upper part of the buttocks.
- Why is steatopygia absent among, for example, hunting-gathering Australian aborigines?
- Some scholars believe that a big bottom is a natural adaptation for survival, and that steatopygia was advantageous in the unpredictable African tropical environment.
- Rather than relying on official scientific publications, however, Cuvier relied on travelers' accounts of the apron and the steatopygia.
- What seems certain is that steatopygia in both sexes was fairly widespread among the early races of man.
Origin Early 19th century: modern Latin, from Greek stear, steat- ‘tallow’ + pugē ‘rump’. |