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brachycephalous

brachycephalous adjective: relating to brachycephaly; brachycephalic.

Adjective

brachycephalous (comparative more brachycephalous, superlative most brachycephalous)

  1. Relating to brachycephaly; brachycephalic.

Forms of brachycephalous

comparativemore brachycephalous
superlativemost brachycephalous

Origin of brachycephalous

From brachy- + -cephalous.

Questions about brachycephalous

What does brachycephalous mean?
Brachycephalous means relating to brachycephaly; brachycephalic.
What part of speech is brachycephalous?
Brachycephalous is an adjective.

Words near brachycephalous in the dictionary

  1. brachycephalize
  2. brachycephalized
  3. brachycephalizes
  4. brachycephalizing
  5. brachycephaloid
  6. brachycephalous
  7. brachycephaly
  8. brachyceran
  9. brachycerans
  10. brachycerid
  11. brachycerids

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