Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Same as
brachycephalic . Also writtenbrachykephalous .
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- adjective Relating to
brachycephaly ;brachycephalic .
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Examples
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Now it is in France that remains of this race have been found in the quaternary strata, and the brachycephalous, or round-headed specimen known as the "Furfooz man," may be taken as a fair average of the type of the race in its decay.
The Story of Atlantis and the Lost Lemuria W. Scott-Elliot
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The semi-civilized people of the Cordilleras were relatively brachycephalous as compared with the more barbarous Indians north and east of New Mexico.
The Discovery of America Vol. 1 (of 2) with some account of Ancient America and the Spanish Conquest John Fiske 1871
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