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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun [lowercase] A platycephalic cranium.
  • noun The typical genus of Platycephalidæ: so called from the broad depressed head.
  • noun [lowercase] A broad flat skull, deformed from synosteosis of frontal and parietal bones.

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Examples

  • Several of these species are globally threatened, including Salmo platycephalus (CR).

    Biological diversity in the Irano-Anatolian 2008

  • Aestivating amphibians such as water-holding frogs Cyclorana cultripes and C. platycephalus are found.

    Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park, Australia 2008

  • A novel antipredator mechanism in salamanders: rolling escape in Hydromantes platycephalus.

    Archive 2006-06-01 Darren Naish 2006

  • He and his colleague, Jason Richardson, focused on Hydromantes platycephalus

    BBC News - Home 2011

  • A New Subgenus and Species of Trout, Salmo Platysalmo platycephalus, from Southcentral Turkey, with Comments on the Classification of the Subfamily Salmoninae.

    Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002

  • A New Subgenus and Species of Trout, Salmo Platysalmo platycephalus, from Southcentral Turkey, with Comments on the Classification of the Subfamily Salmoninae.

    Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002

  • A New Subgenus and Species of Trout, Salmo Platysalmo platycephalus, from Southcentral Turkey, with Comments on the Classification of the Subfamily Salmoninae.

    Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002

  • A New Subgenus and Species of Trout, Salmo Platysalmo platycephalus, from Southcentral Turkey, with Comments on the Classification of the Subfamily Salmoninae.

    Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002

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