Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- 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.
- noun [lowercase] A platycephalic cranium.
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Examples
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Several of these species are globally threatened, including Salmo platycephalus (CR).
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Aestivating amphibians such as water-holding frogs Cyclorana cultripes and C. platycephalus are found.
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A novel antipredator mechanism in salamanders: rolling escape in Hydromantes platycephalus.
Archive 2006-06-01 Darren Naish 2006
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He and his colleague, Jason Richardson, focused on Hydromantes platycephalus
BBC News - Home 2011
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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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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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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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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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