mesocephalic
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Two are mesocephalic in the length-height index and none in the breadth-height, all the remainder are hypsicephalic in both respects; 4 are pyriform, 2 oval, and 1 ellipsoidal in shape.
From The Pagan Tribes of Borneo by Alfred C. (Alfred Cort) Haddon
Broca's "Kymric" skulls are mesocephalic; this he attributes to crossing with the short round-heads.
From The Religion of the Ancient Celts by J. A. MacCulloch
The crania were seldom deformed artificially save through cradle accident, and while varying considerably in capacity and in the ratio of length to width were usually mesocephalic.
From The Siouan Indians by W. J. (William John) McGee
Three men are mesocephalic as regards length-height, otherwise both sexes are hypsicephalic both in length-height and breadth-height, the women being more so than the men.
From The Pagan Tribes of Borneo by Alfred C. (Alfred Cort) Haddon
One man is platycephalic, 3 men and 1 woman mesocephalic and the rest hypsicephalic as regards length-height, all are hypsicephalic as regards breadth-height, in each respect the women being markedly more hypsicephalic than the men.
From The Pagan Tribes of Borneo by Alfred C. (Alfred Cort) Haddon
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