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Dolichocephalic

noun

An adult with a long narrow head.

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Etymology of 'Dolichocephalic'

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"Dolichocephalic" Quotes from Famous Books

... importance needs to be mentioned. The Negritos and Pygmies are everywhere brachycephalic, or short-headed, with the exception of the Bushmen, who are dolichocephalic, or partially so. Negroes and Papuans are strongly dolichocephalic. In this respect the Pygmy peoples agree more closely with the short-headed Mongolian or yellow races than with the long-headed negro or black races, though in general features ...

— Man And His Ancestor - A Study In Evolution • Charles Morris

... be neglected. He argued that "The Australoid race are dark complexion, ranging through various shades of light and dark chocolate colour; dark or black eyes; the hair of the scalp black and soft, silky and wavy; the skull dolichocephalic. The great continent of Australia is the headquarters of the Australoid race.... The Dekkan, which is so remarkably isolated on the north by the valleys of the Ganges and Indus, beyond these by the Himalaya Mountains, and on the east and west by the sea, was ...

— Folklore as an Historical Science • George Laurence Gomme

Words linked to "Dolichocephalic" : adult, dolichocranic, long-headed, grownup, brachycephalic