Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dasypygal

/ˌdæsɪˈpaɪɡəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dasypy-gal
IPA: /ˌdæsɪˈpaɪɡəl/

19

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having hairy buttocks.

Example Sentences

"In the Dasypygal division the Orangs (genus Pithecus, Geoffr.) manifest, agreeably with their geographical position, the nearest affinities with the Scleropyga, in the length of the upper limbs and the proportionally small size of the hallux: the Chimpanzees (genus Troglodytes, Geoffr.) show the higher position in the proportions of the upper limbs to the trunk, the large size of the hallux, and other characters set forth in the present and former memoirs on the Anthropoid or Dasypygal Apes."
"Oh you think so, huh, you dasypygal dickhead!"

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δασύς (dasús, “hairy, dense”) + πυγή (pugḗ, “buttocks”).

Inflected Forms

more dasypygal (comparative) most dasypygal (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

dasymeter dasymetric

Questions

How do you pronounce dasypygal?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌdæsɪˈpaɪɡəl/.
What does dasypygal mean?: Having hairy buttocks.
Where does dasypygal come from?: From Ancient Greek δασύς (dasús, “hairy, dense”) + πυγή (pugḗ, “buttocks”).

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