dolichocephaly
- a word derived from dolichocephalic.
Example Sentences
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The Plynlymon moorlands contain a "nest" of extreme dolichocephaly and an unusually high percentage of red hair.
From Man, Past and Present by Haddon, Alfred Court
The fact that dolichocephaly is more prevalent in cities and brachycephaly in rural areas has been interpreted in various ways.
From Man, Past and Present by Haddon, Alfred Court
Thus the vast majority of heads are mesaticephalic with more tendency toward brachycephaly than to dolichocephaly.
From The Negrito and Allied Types in the Philippines and The Ilongot or Ibilao of Luzon by Barrows, David Prescott
It is, however, inaccurate to state that brachycephaly appears at once with the neolithic age, dolichocephaly even of a pronounced type persisting far into neolithic times.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" by Various
Welcker, M., on brachycephaly and dolichocephaly; on sexual differences in the skull in man.
From The Descent of Man by Darwin, Charles
