BRACHYCEPHALIC


Meaning of BRACHYCEPHALIC in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌbra-ki-sə-ˈfa-lik ]

adjective

Etymology: New Latin brachycephalus, from Greek brachy- + kephalē head — more at cephalic

Date: circa 1852

: short-headed or broad-headed with a cephalic index of over 80

• brachy·ceph·a·ly -ˈse-fə-lē noun

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