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BRACHYCEPHALIC
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An adult with a short broad head
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("brachycephalic" is a kind of...):
adult; grownup (a fully developed person from maturity onward)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Having a short broad head with a cephalic index of over 80
Synonyms:
brachycephalic; brachycranial; brachycranic
Classified under:
Similar:
broad-headed; roundheaded; short-headed (having a brachycephalic head)
bullet-headed (having a small round head)
Antonym:
dolichocephalic (having a relatively long head with a cephalic index of under 75)
Derivation:
brachycephaly (the quality of being brachycephalic)
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