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mecistocephalic, a.|mɪˌkɪstəʊsɪˈfælɪk|
[f. Gr. µήκιστος longest + κεϕαλή head.]
Longest-headed: applied by Huxley to skulls with the highest cephalic index (69 and under).
1866Huxley Preh. Rem. Caithn. 115 The large increase in the percentage of meco- and mecistocephalic skulls.
So ‖ mecistoˈcephali |-aɪ|, n. pl. [mod. Latin], men with mecistocephalic skulls. mecistoˈcephalous a. = mecistocephalic. mecistoˈcephaly, the condition or quality of being mecistocephalic.
1866Huxley Preh. Rem. Caithn. 112 There is every stage from brachistocephaly to mecistocephaly to be met with between Switzerland and Scandinavia. 1878Bartley tr. Topinard's Anthrop. ii. ii. 238 In Mr. Huxley's system the terms themselves are altered. His mecistocephali are 69 and under. 1890Syd. Soc. Lex., Mecistocephalous. |