adj.
Pronunciation: ˌ bra-ki-s ə - ' fa-lik
Function: adjective
Etymology: New Latin brachycephalus, from Greek brachy- + kephal ē head ― more at CEPHALIC
Date: circa 1852
: short-headed or broad-headed with a cephalic index of over 80
– brachy · ceph · a · ly \ - ' se-f ə -l ē \ noun