Definition of Brachycephalous. Meaning of Brachycephalous. Synonyms of Brachycephalous

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Definition of Brachycephalous

Brachycephalous
Brachycephalic Brach`y*ce*phal"ic, Brachycephalous Brach`y*ceph"a*lous, a. [Gr. brachy`s short + ? head.] (Anat.) Having the skull short in proportion to its breadth; shortheaded; -- in distinction from dolichocephalic.

Meaning of Brachycephalous from wikipedia

- The cephalic index or cranial index is a number obtained by taking the maximum width (biparietal diameter or BPD, side to side) of the head of an organism...
- observed in the dolichocephalous crania of the Stone Age, but not in the brachycephalous crania of the bronze period. His conclusion was that this is a strictly...