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callipygian
(also callipygean)

/ˌkalɪˈpɪdʒɪən/
adjective
rare
Having well-shaped buttocks.

Origin
Late 18th century: from Greek kallipūgos (used to describe a famous statue
of Venus), from kallos ‘beauty’ + pūgē ‘buttocks’, + -ian.

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