shorthead

[shawrt-hed]

noun

1. a brachycephalic person.

2. a head heads with a cephalic index of 81 or over.

Other Word Forms

• shortheaded adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of shorthead¹

First recorded in 1890–95; short + head

Example Sentences

Fisheries biologists were able to capture shovelnose sturgeon, sauger, channel catfish, goldeye, burbot and shorthead redhorse suckers below the spill.

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