dolichocephalic en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From dolicho- + cephalic, hence literally roughly “long-headed”.
Meanings
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(of a person or animal) Having a head that is long from front to back (relative to its width from left to right).
Just how cosmopolitan the town was is clear from the fact that two different races are found buried in the graves: the dolichocephalic Eurafrican, and the brachycephalic Proto-Mediterranean.
1981, William Irwin Thompson, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light: Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, London: Rider/Hutchinson & Co., page 153:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most dolichocephalic | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more dolichocephalic | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
subdolichocephalic · ultradolichocephalic
Translations (4)
fi pitkäkalloinen (having a head that is long from front to back (relative to its width from left to right)) · tl habang-uluhin (having a head that is long from front to back (relative to its width from left to right)) · cy dolicoseffalaidd (having a head that is long from front to back (relative to its width from left to right)) · cy hirben (having a head that is long from front to back (relative to its width from left to right))