brachycephalic

UK /ˌbɹæk.ɪ.səˈfæl.ɪk/ US /ˌbɹæk.ɪ.səˈfæl.ɪk/
adj 1noun 1

Definitions

adj

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.

"Round-headed," he muttered. "Brachycephalic, gray-eyed, black-haired, with suggestion of the negroid. Celtic, I presume?"

Just how cosmopolitan the town was is clear from the fact that two different races are found buried in the graves: the dolichocephalic Eurafrican, and the brachycephalic Proto-Mediterranean.

noun

1

A brachycephalic person or creature; someone with a short, broad skull, typically indicated by a cephalic index over 80.

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