LEPTORRHINE


Meaning of LEPTORRHINE in English

adjective

also lep·to·rhine ˈleptəˌrīn ; or lep·tor·rhin·i·an | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|rinēən ; or lep·tor·rhin·ic -|rinik

Etymology: leptorrhine & leptorhine probably from French leptorrhin, from lepto- lept- + -rrhin -rrhine; leptorrhinian from French leptorrhinien, from lepto- lept- + -rrhin -rrhine + -ien -ian; leptorrhinic from leptorrhine + -ic

: having a long narrow nose with a nasal index of less than 47 on the skull or of less than 70 on the living

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