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callipygian

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cal·li·pyg·i·an  (kl-pj-n) also cal·li·py·gous (-pgs)
adj.
Having beautifully proportioned buttocks.
[From Greek kallipugos : kalli-, beautiful (from kallos, beauty) + pug, buttocks.]
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Adj.1.callipygian - pertaining to or having finely developed buttocks; "the quest for the callipygian ideal"
callipygous
shapely - having a well-proportioned and pleasing shape; "a slim waist and shapely legs"


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She was, quite simply, the only callipygian I'd ever met who knew what the word meant, and I guess for me, that clinched it.
Escape from New York. (last word) by Vincent, Norah / The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine)
; his clever pen rejoices particularly in the callipygian endowments of nubile maidens--most notably in the jacket art, where Pan serenades an especially luscious pair, thus dangling a tantalizing lure to readers regarding the delights to be found within the book (or, for those of a different predisposition, posting an effective warning).
A Gift from Zeus: Sixteen Favorite Myths by LONG, JOANNA RUDGE / The Horn Book Magazine
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