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Dolichocephalous

Dolichocephalic \Dol`i*cho*ce*phal"ic\ (d[o^]l`[i^]*k[-o]*s[-e]*f[a^]l"[i^]k), Dolichocephalous \Dol`i*cho*ceph"a*lous\ (d[o^]l`[i^]*k[-o]*s[e^]f"[.a]*l[u^]s), a. [Gr. dolicho`s long + kefalh` head.] (Anat.) Having the cranium, or skull, long to its breadth; long-headed; -- opposed to brachycephalic. -- Dol`i*cho*ceph"al, a. & n.

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dolichocephalous

a. dolichocephalic

Usage examples of "dolichocephalous".

The bones found in the cromlechs are those of a large and dolichocephalous race.

Scherer, a dolichocephalous person with very black hair and thin bluish cheeks.

Greenbaum, the dolichocephalous Scherer and the acephalous Hunn, had ever done a stroke of productive work or contributed anything toward the common weal.

He thought the proportion of dolichocephalous individuals was declining in Europe, due to emigration to the United States, and suggested that alcohol be provided free of charge in the hope that the worst types might kill off each other in their excesses.