mac|ro|ce|phal|ic

mac|ro|ce|phal|ic
mac|ro|ce|phal|ic «MAK roh suh FAL ihk», adjective.
having an abnormally large head or skull.
[< Greek makroképhalos (< makrós long + kephal head) + English -ic]

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