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What is "macrocephalic"

The Collaborative International Dictionary
macrocephalic

macrocephalic \mac`ro*ce*phal"ic\, macrocephalous \mac`ro*ceph"a*lous\, a. [Macro + Gr. kefalh` the head.]

  1. Of or pertaining to macrocephaly; having an unusually large head.

  2. (Bot.) Having the cotyledons of a dicotyledonous embryo confluent, and forming a large mass compared with the rest of the body.
    --Henslow.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
macrocephalic

1851, from Greek makrokephalos; see macro-. Second element is from Greek kephale "head" (see cephalo-). Related: Macrocephalous; macrocephaly.

Wiktionary
macrocephalic

a. having an abnormally large head

WordNet
macrocephalic

adj. having an exceptionally large head and brain [syn: macrocephalous]

Usage examples of "macrocephalic".

The slim, hairy body quivered with fear, but the great macrocephalic head wove back and forth, jutting and staring in defiance.