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cal·li·pyg·i·an

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(kăl'ə-pĭj'ē-ən) pronunciation also cal·li·py·gous (-pī'gəs)
adj.
Having beautifully proportioned buttocks.

[From Greek kallipugos : kalli-, beautiful (from kallos, beauty) + pugē, buttocks.]


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having beautiful buttocks
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