† mecistocephalin.

Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek μήκιστος , -cephali comb. form.

Etymology: < ancient Greek μήκιστος, superlative of μακρός long (see macro- comb. form) + -cephali comb. form. Compare mecistocephalic adj. and mecistocephaly n.

Physical Anthropology. Obsolete. rare.

With plural agreement. T. H. Huxley's name for: persons with mecistocephalic skulls.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > structural parts > bone or bones > skull > skull measurement > [noun] > types of skull > person having

macrocephalus1626

long head1650

microcephalus1848

brachycephales1863

dolichocephali1863

brachistocephali1866

mecistocephali1866

Mesocephali1866

roundhead1867

microcephale1873

microcephalic1873

dolichocephal1876

mesorrhinian1878

mesocephal1883

short head1883

mesorrhine1885

platyrrhine1886

brachycephal1901

1866 T. H. Huxley in S. Laing Pre-hist. Remains Caithness 112 Among the modern Scandinavians..a large percentage meco- and mecistocephali.

1878 R. T. H. Bartley tr. P. Topinard Anthropol. ii. ii. 238 In Mr. Huxley's system the terms themselves are altered. His mecistocephali are 69 and under.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mecistocephali
释义	† mecistocephalin. Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek μήκιστος , -cephali comb. form. Etymology: < ancient Greek μήκιστος, superlative of μακρός long (see macro- comb. form) + -cephali comb. form. Compare mecistocephalic adj. and mecistocephaly n. Physical Anthropology. Obsolete. rare. With plural agreement. T. H. Huxley's name for: persons with mecistocephalic skulls. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > structural parts > bone or bones > skull > skull measurement > [noun] > types of skull > person having macrocephalus1626 long head1650 microcephalus1848 brachycephales1863 dolichocephali1863 brachistocephali1866 mecistocephali1866 Mesocephali1866 roundhead1867 microcephale1873 microcephalic1873 dolichocephal1876 mesorrhinian1878 mesocephal1883 short head1883 mesorrhine1885 platyrrhine1886 brachycephal1901 1866 T. H. Huxley in S. Laing Pre-hist. Remains Caithness 112 Among the modern Scandinavians..a large percentage meco- and mecistocephali. 1878 R. T. H. Bartley tr. P. Topinard Anthropol. ii. ii. 238 In Mr. Huxley's system the terms themselves are altered. His mecistocephali are 69 and under. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1866
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