释义 |
eurycephalic, a. Ethnol.|ˌjʊərɪsɪˈfælɪk| [f. Gr. εὐρύ-ς wide + κεϕαλ-ή head + -ic.] lit. Broad-headed; applied to a subdivision of the brachycephalic or short broad-skulled races of mankind.
[1866Huxley Preh. Rem. Caithn. 85, I propose to subdivide the Brachycephali into Eurycephali, with the cephalic index ·80 to ·84, and Brachistocephali, with the cephalic index ·85 and above.] 1878Bartley tr. Topinard's Anthrop. v. 176 Eurycephalic, large skull. |