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anthropoid pelvis

n.

An apelike pelvis with a long anteroposterior diameter and a narrow transverse diameter.

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Nearby words

anthropogeny, anthropogeography, anthropography, anthropoid, anthropoid ape, anthropoid pelvis, anthropoidea, anthropol., anthropolatry, anthropological, anthropological linguistics

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