ulotrichous

[ yoo-lo-tri-kuhs ]

adjective

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

ulotrichous

/ juːˈlɒtrɪkəs /

adjective

1. having woolly or curly hair

Derived Forms

• uˈlotrichy, noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of ulotrichous¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of ulotrichous¹

C19: from New Latin Ulotrichī (classification applied to humans having this type of hair), from Greek oulothrix , from oulos curly + thrix hair