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DOLICHOCEPHALIC
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Dictionary entry overview: What does dolichocephalic mean?
• DOLICHOCEPHALIC (noun)
The noun DOLICHOCEPHALIC has 1 sense:
1. an adult with a long narrow head
Familiarity information: DOLICHOCEPHALIC used as a noun is very rare.
• DOLICHOCEPHALIC (adjective)
The adjective DOLICHOCEPHALIC has 1 sense:
1. having a relatively long head with a cephalic index of under 75
Familiarity information: DOLICHOCEPHALIC used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An adult with a long narrow head
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("dolichocephalic" is a kind of...):
adult; grownup (a fully developed person from maturity onward)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Having a relatively long head with a cephalic index of under 75
Synonyms:
dolichocephalic; dolichocranial; dolichocranic
Similar:
long-headed (having a dolichocephalic head)
Antonym:
brachycephalic (having a short broad head with a cephalic index of over 80)
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