"brachycephalic" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˌbɹæk.ɪ.səˈfæl.ɪk/, /ˌbɹæk.ɪ.kɛˈfæl.ɪk/, /ˌbɹæk.ɪˈsɛf.ə.lɪk/ Forms: more brachycephalic [comparative], most brachycephalic [superlative]
enPR: brăk'ĭ-sə-fălʹĭk, brăk'ĭ-sĕfʹə-lĭk Etymology: From brachy- + cephalic, literally “short-headed”, via New Latin brachycephalus, from Ancient Greek βραχυκέφαλος (brakhuképhalos), from βραχύς (brakhús, “short”) + κεφαλή (kephalḗ, “head”). Etymology templates: {{af|en|brachy-|cephalic|lit=short-headed}} brachy- + cephalic, literally “short-headed”, {{der|en|NL.|brachycephalus}} New Latin brachycephalus, {{der|en|grc|βραχυκέφαλος}} Ancient Greek βραχυκέφαλος (brakhuképhalos), {{af|grc|βραχύς|κεφαλή|nocat=1|t1=short|t2=head}} βραχύς (brakhús, “short”) + κεφαλή (kephalḗ, “head”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} brachycephalic (comparative more brachycephalic, superlative most brachycephalic)
  1. (anatomy, of a person or animal) Having a head that is short from front to back (relative to its width from left to right); having a broad skull with a cephalic index over 80. Categories (topical): Anatomy Synonyms: brachycephalous, brachycranial, brachycranic, brachykephalous, broad-headed, roundheaded, short-headed Translations (having a head that is short from front to back): lyhytkalloinen (Finnish), braquicéfalo (Portuguese), braquicefálico (Portuguese), punggok-uluhin (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-brachycephalic-en-adj-L8kDcXTa Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 74 26 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: brachykephalic

Noun

IPA: /ˌbɹæk.ɪ.səˈfæl.ɪk/, /ˌbɹæk.ɪ.kɛˈfæl.ɪk/, /ˌbɹæk.ɪˈsɛf.ə.lɪk/ Forms: brachycephalics [plural], brachycephali [plural]
enPR: brăk'ĭ-sə-fălʹĭk, brăk'ĭ-sĕfʹə-lĭk Etymology: From brachy- + cephalic, literally “short-headed”, via New Latin brachycephalus, from Ancient Greek βραχυκέφαλος (brakhuképhalos), from βραχύς (brakhús, “short”) + κεφαλή (kephalḗ, “head”). Etymology templates: {{af|en|brachy-|cephalic|lit=short-headed}} brachy- + cephalic, literally “short-headed”, {{der|en|NL.|brachycephalus}} New Latin brachycephalus, {{der|en|grc|βραχυκέφαλος}} Ancient Greek βραχυκέφαλος (brakhuképhalos), {{af|grc|βραχύς|κεφαλή|nocat=1|t1=short|t2=head}} βραχύς (brakhús, “short”) + κεφαλή (kephalḗ, “head”) Head templates: {{en-noun|brachycephalics|brachycephali}} brachycephalic (plural brachycephalics or brachycephali)
  1. A brachycephalic person or creature; someone with a short, broad skull, typically indicated by a cephalic index over 80. Derived forms: brachy Related terms: brachycephali, brachycephalism, brachycephalous, brachycephaly
    Sense id: en-brachycephalic-en-noun-5mLtuyin Categories (other): English terms prefixed with brachy- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with brachy-: 35 65
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: brachykephalic

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        [
          "creature",
          "creature"
        ],
        [
          "short",
          "short"
        ],
        [
          "broad",
          "broad"
        ],
        [
          "skull",
          "skull"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌbɹæk.ɪ.səˈfæl.ɪk/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌbɹæk.ɪ.kɛˈfæl.ɪk/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌbɹæk.ɪˈsɛf.ə.lɪk/"
    },
    {
      "enpr": "brăk'ĭ-sə-fălʹĭk"
    },
    {
      "enpr": "brăk'ĭ-sĕfʹə-lĭk"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "brachykephalic"
    }
  ],
  "word": "brachycephalic"
}

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