Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Extremely brachycephalic; exhibiting hyperbrachycephaly.
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Examples
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American races; the Monoglians appear to be rather mesobrachycephalic and hyperbrachycephalic, while the black races incline more to dolichocephaly.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 12: Philip II-Reuss 1840-1916 1913
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According to the international agreement of 1883 the following designations were added to those already in use: ultradolichocephalic (55.0 to 59.9) hyperdolichocephalic (60.0 to 64.9), hyperbrachycephalic (85.0 to 89.9) and ultrabrachyhcephalic
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 12: Philip II-Reuss 1840-1916 1913
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Welcker's investigations proved that crania ranging from dolichocephalic to hyperbrachycephalic are found in the Mediterranean, Malayan, and
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 12: Philip II-Reuss 1840-1916 1913
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Ten are dolichocephalic, 71 to 74.6; twenty-nine are mesaticephalic, 75.2 to 79.7; twelve are brachycephalic, 80.4 to 84.8, and two are hyperbrachycephalic, 85 and 96.3.
The Negrito and Allied Types in the Philippines and The Ilongot or Ibilao of Luzon David Prescott Barrows 1913
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