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mesoseme|ˈmɛsəʊsiːm|
[a. F. mésosème (Broca), f. Gr. µέσο-ς middle + σῆµα sign, ‘index’.]
Of skulls: Having an orbital index from 84 to 89.
1878Flower in Proc. Roy. Inst. VIII. 617 It is convenient to group them [orbital indices] into three—the high (megaseme), intermediate (mesoseme), and low (microseme). 1886Macalister in Jrnl. Anthrop. Inst. XVI. 151 The average Fijian being platyrhine and mesoseme. 1896Nat. Science Sept. 154 The skull is mesoseme (87·8). |