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Brachycephalic
//ˌbɹæk.ɪ.səˈfæl.ɪk// adj, noun
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Having a head that is short from front to back (relative to its width from left to right); having a broad skull with a cephalic index over 80. not-comparable
""Round-headed," he muttered. "Brachycephalic, gray-eyed, black-haired, with suggestion of the negroid. Celtic, I presume?""
Adjective
- 1 having a short broad head with a cephalic index of over 80 wordnet
Noun
- 1 A brachycephalic person or creature; someone with a short, broad skull, typically indicated by a cephalic index over 80.
- 2 an adult with a short broad head wordnet
Etymology
Etymology 1
From brachy- + cephalic, literally “short-headed”, via New Latin brachycephalus, from Ancient Greek βραχυκέφαλος (brakhuképhalos), from βραχύς (brakhús, “short”) + κεφαλή (kephalḗ, “head”).
Etymology 2
From brachy- + cephalic, literally “short-headed”, via New Latin brachycephalus, from Ancient Greek βραχυκέφαλος (brakhuképhalos), from βραχύς (brakhús, “short”) + κεφαλή (kephalḗ, “head”).
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