Meaning

1 senses
  1. Having a head that is long from front to back (relative to its width from left to right).

    having a relatively long head with a cephalic index of under 75

Origin

From dolicho- + cephalic, hence literally roughly “long-headed”.

From dolicho- + cephalic, hence literally roughly “long-headed”.

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Forms

more dolichocephalic, most dolichocephalic

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • having a relatively long head with a cephalic index of under 75:dolichocranialdolichocranic

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

2 related words

See also

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