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dolichocephalic
[ dol-i-koh-suh-fal-ik ]
dolichocephalic
/ ˌdɒlɪkəʊˈsɛfələs; ˌdɒlɪkəʊsɪˈfælɪk /
adjective
- having a head much longer than it is broad, esp one with a cephalic index under 75
noun
- an individual with such a head
Derived Forms
- ˌDZˈ, noun
Other yvlog Forms
- DZ····· [dol-i-koh-, sef, -, uh, -liz-, uh, m], DZi··a· noun
- p·DZi···i adjective
- hyper·DZi··a· noun
- ܲdDZ····i adjective
- ܲdDZ···a· noun
- ܲdDZ···a·dzܲ adjective
- ܲdDZ···a· noun
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of dolichocephalic1
Example Sentences
A tall race like the modern Scots may contain individuals of any height within the human limits; a dolichocephalic race like the modern Spaniards may contain extremely round-headed individuals.
Further in the eastern section of the dark domain, while the Papuan is still black and dolichocephalic, his presumed progenitor, the orang-utan, is brachycephalic with decidedly red hair.
We were told that they are taller, more powerful, and darker-skinned than the other Nicobarese, and also dolichocephalic.
He had a dolichocephalic head with massive jaws, prominent lips, especially the upper.
The doctrine of the specialisation of the dolichocephalic European types in Africa, before their migrations northwards, lies at the base of Sergi's views regarding the African origin of those types.
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