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cryptozygous

cryptozygous adjective: having a face that is narrower than the cranium (such that the zygomatic arches are not always visible).

Adjective

cryptozygous (not comparable)

  1. Having a face that is narrower than the cranium (such that the zygomatic arches are not always visible)

Origin of cryptozygous

From crypto- + -zygous.

Questions about cryptozygous

What does cryptozygous mean?
Cryptozygous means having a face that is narrower than the cranium (such that the zygomatic arches are not always visible).
What part of speech is cryptozygous?
Cryptozygous is an adjective.

Words near cryptozygous in the dictionary

  1. cryptozoologists
  2. cryptozoology
  3. cryptozoospermia
  4. cryptozoospermic
  5. cryptozoölogy
  6. cryptozygous
  7. crypts
  8. crypts of Lieberkühn
  9. crys
  10. cryse
  11. cryses

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