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brachycephalic [¦brak·i·sə′fal·ik] (anthropology) Being short- or broad-headed, that is, having a cephalic index of over 80. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Using a "cephalic index," which compared a skull's maximum width to its maximum length, Grant advanced the idea that Europeans could be placed "into three distinct subspecies of man, one northern and one southern, both dolichocephalic or characterized by a long skull[,] and a central subspecies which is brachycephalic or characterized by a round skull" (19-20). |
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