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dolichocephalic Definition

doli·cho·cephalic (däl′i kō′sə fal′ik)

adjective

having a relatively long head; having a head whose width is less than 76 percent of its length from front to back

Etymology: < Gr dolichos, long (akin to Goth tulgus, firm) + -cephalic

dolichocephalic Related Forms

dol′i·cho·ceph′a·ly (-sef′ə lē) noun

dolichocephalic Usage Examples

Used with adjective complement

expect: I had hardly expected so dolichocephalic a skull or such well-marked supra-orbital development.