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lambdoidal

lambdoidal adjective: lambdoid.

Adjective

lambdoidal (not comparable)

  1. lambdoid
    • Examination of characteristics said to be unique for Neandertals (22 ) indicates that Mlade 6 has a suprainiac fossa of elliptical form, extensive lambdoidal flattening, and a short posterior face on the occiput.2001 January 12, Milford H. Wolpoff et al., “Modern Human Ancestry at the Peripheries: A Test of the Replacement Theory”, in Science, volume 291, number 5502, →DOI, pages 293–297

Questions about lambdoidal

What does lambdoidal mean?
Lambdoidal means lambdoid.
What part of speech is lambdoidal?
Lambdoidal is an adjective.

Words near lambdoidal in the dictionary

  1. Lambdin
  2. Lambdins
  3. lambdoid
  4. lambdoid suture
  5. lambdoid sutures
  6. lambdoidal
  7. lambdoids
  8. lambe
  9. Lambeau Leap
  10. lambed
  11. lambed down

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