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BRACHYCEPHALIC

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An adult with a short broad head

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("brachycephalic" is a kind of...):

adult; grownup (a fully developed person from maturity onward)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Having a short broad head with a cephalic index of over 80

Synonyms:

brachycephalic; brachycranial; brachycranic

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

broad-headed; roundheaded; short-headed (having a brachycephalic head)

bullet-headed (having a small round head)

Antonym:

dolichocephalic (having a relatively long head with a cephalic index of under 75)

Derivation:

brachycephaly (the quality of being brachycephalic)

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