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MICROCEPHALOUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does microcephalous mean?
• MICROCEPHALOUS (adjective)
The adjective MICROCEPHALOUS has 1 sense:
1. having an abnormally small head and underdeveloped brain
Familiarity information: MICROCEPHALOUS used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Having an abnormally small head and underdeveloped brain
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Synonyms:
microcephalic; microcephalous; nanocephalic
Context example:
a nanocephalic dwarf
Pertainym:
microcephaly (an abnormally small head and underdeveloped brain)
Derivation:
microcephaly (an abnormally small head and underdeveloped brain)
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