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cryptozygous

American

[krip-tuh-zahy-guhs] / ˌkrɪp təˈzaɪ gəs /

adjective

Craniometry.

having the skull broad and the face narrow.

Other Word Forms

cryptozygy noun

Etymology

Origin of cryptozygous

1875–80; crypto- + zyg- ( def. ) (as in zygoma ) + -ous

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