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dol·i·cho·ce·phal·ic

, dolichocephalous (dol'i-kō-sĕ-fal'ik, -sef'ă-lŭs),

Having a disproportionately long head; denoting a cranium with a cephalic index less than 75.

[dolicho- + G. kephalē, head]

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(dŏl′ə-kō-krā′nē-əl) also

(-nĭk)

adj.

Having a relatively long skull with a cranial index of 74.9 or less.

dol′i·cho·cra′ny n.

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* The older of the two males, skull number 427 (dolichocranic), was buried with a chisel and a knife.