In extended use: any person with an exceptionally long or large head (see also quot. 1824). Also: = big-head, n. 3b. Obsolete. rare.
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释义 | the world > life > the body > structural parts > bone or bones > skull > skull measurement > [noun] > types of skull > person having (18) macrocephalus1626 In extended use: any person with an exceptionally long or large head (see also quot. 1824). Also: = big-head, n. 3b. Obsolete. rare. long head1650 Originally: a member of an ancient tribe of people reputed to have unusually long skulls; = macrocephalus, n. 1. In later use also: a person with a… microcephalus1848 Medicine and Physical Anthropology. A person with microcephaly; = microcephalic, n. Now rare. brachycephales1863 men with brachycephalic skulls. dolichocephali1863 (plural) men with dolichocephalic skulls. brachistocephali1866 men or races with the shortest skull. mecistocephali1866 With plural agreement. T. H. Huxley's name for: persons with mecistocephalic skulls. Mesocephali1866 People or races having mesocephalic skulls. roundhead1867 Physical Anthropology. A person of a round-headed race or tribe. Cf. round-headed, adj. 3c. Now rare. microcephale1873 A person with microcephaly, a microcephalic. microcephalic1873 Medicine and Physical Anthropology. A microcephalic person. dolichocephal1876 A dolichocephalic person. Also attributive or as adj. mesorrhinian1878 = mesorrhine, n. mesocephal1883 A mesocephalic person. short head1883 (a) Physical Anthropology a brachycephalic person; (b) Horse Racing a distance less than the length of a horse's head; a horse that has lost by a… mesorrhine1885 A mesorrhine person or skull. platyrrhine1886 Physical Anthropology. A platyrrhine person or skull (see sense B. 2). rare. brachycephal1901 A brachycephalic person. |
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