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megacephalic

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[meg-uh-suh-fal-ik] / ˌmɛg ə səˈfæl ɪk /
Also megacephalous

adjective

Cephalometry.
  1. macrocephalic.


Other Word Forms

  • megacephaly noun

Etymology

Origin of megacephalic

First recorded in 1875–80; mega- + cephalic

Example Sentences

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In Mell Lazarus' Miss Peach, megacephalic, supersophisticated school tots show up their elders' ignorance.

From Time Magazine Archive

On this basis skulls are classified in the text books as being microcephalic when below 1,350 cubic centimetres, such as those of the extinct Tasmanians, Bushmen, Andamanese, Melanesians, Veddahs, and the Hill-men of India; mesocephalic, those from 1,350 to 1,450 cubic centimetres, comprising Negroes, Malays, American Indians, and Polynesians; and megacephalic, above 1,450 cubic centimetres, including Eskimos, Europeans, Mongolians, Burmese and Japanese.

From Project Gutenberg