brachy-

a learned borrowing from Greek meaning “short,” used in the formation of compound words: brachycerous.

Origin of brachy-

<Greek, combining form of brachýs

Words Nearby brachy-

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How to use brachy- in a sentence

It is shewn that early palaeolithic man presents examples of skulls both of brachy-cephalic and dolicho-cephalic proportions.
Prehistoric Man | W. L. H. Duckworth
Where they have become carnivorous, aggressive, and actively barbarous, the brachy-kephalic forms abound.
The Origin of the World According to Revelation and Science | John William Dawson
The most typical cases both of brachy and dolicho deformation are from the Cerro de las Palmas graves in south-west Mexico.
Man, Past and Present | Agustus Henry Keane
Changed "short-fluited" to "short-fruited" in the index entry for "Brachy-."
The Elements of Botany | Asa Gray
Skull, normally brachy (80 to 84), but in parts of China sub-dolicho and high.
Man, Past and Present | Agustus Henry Keane

British Dictionary definitions for brachy-

brachy-

combining form

indicating something short: brachycephalic

Origin of brachy-

from Greek brakhus short

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