- platycephalous
- adjective
see platycephalic
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platycephalous /plat-i-sefˈə-ləs/adjectiveHaving the vault of the skull flattened (also platycephalic /-si-falˈik/)ORIGIN: ↑platy- and ↑-cephalous
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Platycephalous — Platycephalic Plat y*ce*phal ic, Platycephalous Plat y*ceph a*lous, a. [Platy + Gr. ? head.] (Anat.) Broad headed. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
platycephalous — adj. having a flattened skull … English contemporary dictionary
platycephalous — platy·cephalous … English syllables
Platy- — Plat y A combining form from Gr. platy s broad, wide, flat; as, platypus, platycephalous. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Platycephalic — Plat y*ce*phal ic, Platycephalous Plat y*ceph a*lous, a. [Platy + Gr. ? head.] (Anat.) Broad headed. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
platycephalic — /plat ee seuh fal ik/, adj. Cephalom. having a head whose cranial vault is broad or flat. Also, platycephalous /plat i sef euh leuhs/. [1860 65; PLATY + CEPHALIC] * * * … Universalium
platycephaly — n. flatness of crown of head. ♦ platycephalic, ♦ platycephalous, a. ♦ platydactyl, a. having flat digits. ♦ platypodous, a. having broad, flat feet. ♦ platypodia, n. flat footedness. ♦ platypus, n. duckbill. ♦ platyrrhinian … Dictionary of difficult words
