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mesorrhine

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[mez-uh-rahyn, -rin, mes-, mee-zuh-, -suh-] / ˈmɛz əˌraɪn, -rɪn, ˈmɛs-, ˈmi zə-, -sə- /

adjective

Anthropology.

  1. having a moderately broad and high-bridged nose.

Other Word Forms

  • mesorrhiny noun

Etymology

Origin of mesorrhine

1875–80; meso- + -rrhine < Greek -rhīnos -nosed, adj. derivative of rhī́s nose

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