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from The Century Dictionary.
- In anthropology, having an orbital index exceeding 85. See
megaseme .
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According to the Frankfort Agreement the orbits are chamaeconchous (to 80.0), mesoconchous (80.1 to 85.0), hypsiconchous
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 12: Philip II-Reuss 1840-1916 1913
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