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Steatopyga

Steatopyga \Ste`a*top"y*ga\ (-t[o^]p"[i^]*g[.a]), n. [NL., fr. Gr. ste`ar, ste`atos, fat + pygh` the buttocks.] A remarkable accretion of fat upon the buttocks of Africans of certain tribes, especially of Hottentot (Khoikhoi) women.

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steatopyga

n. (context archaic English) A remarkable accretion of fat upon the buttocks of Africans of certain tribes, especially Hottentot women.