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from The Century Dictionary.

  • Same as stenocephalous.
  • Specifically, belonging to one of the divisions of cranial forms given by Aitken Meigs, and characterized by merocephalic form, with receding forehead, triangular crown, and fiat occiput.

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  • Stenocephalic is characterized by abnormal or excessive narrowness of a skull (Oxford English Dictionary).

    August 7, 2011