meg|a|ce|phal|ic

meg|a|ce|phal|ic
meg|a|ce|phal|ic «MEHG uh suh FAL ihk», adjective.
1. large-headed.
2. Anthropology. having a skull with a cranial capacity exceeding the average for modern humans (about 1,600 cubic centimeters).
[< mega- + cephalic]

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  • megalophallus — meg·a·lo·phal·lus (meg″ə lo falґəs) macropenis …   Medical dictionary

  • Megacephalic — Meg a*ce*phal ic (m[e^]g [.a]*s[ e]*f[a^]l [i^]k), Megacephalous Meg a*ceph a*lous (m[e^]g [.a]*s[e^]f [.a]*l[u^]s), a. [Mega + Gr. kefalh head.] (Biol.) Large headed; applied to animals, and to plants when they have large flower heads. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • megalocephaly — meg·a·lo·ceph·a·ly (mĕg ə lō sĕfʹə lē) n. pl. meg·a·lo·ceph·a·lies See macrocephaly.   meg a·lo·ce·phalʹic ( sə fălʹĭk) or meg a·lo·cephʹa·lous ( sĕfʹə ləs) adj. * * * …   Universalium

  • megalocephalic — meg·a·lo·ce·phal·ic …   English syllables

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