dolichocephalic. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

The American Heritage^® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

dolichocephalic

SYLLABICATION:	dol·i·cho·ce·phal·ic
PRONUNCIATION:	dl-k-s-flk
VARIANT FORMS:	also dol·i·cho·ceph·a·lous (-sf-ls)
ADJECTIVE:	Having a relatively long head with a cephalic index below 76.
ETYMOLOGY:	Greek dolikhos, long; see del-¹ in Appendix I + –cephalic.
OTHER FORMS:	doli·cho·cepha·lism (-sf-lzm) , doli·cho·cepha·ly (-sf-l) —NOUN


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