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Definition of Dolichocephalic

Dolichocephalic
Dolichocephalic Dol`i*cho*ce*phal"ic, Dolichocephalous Dol`i*cho*ceph"a*lous, a. [Gr. ? long + ? head.] (Anat.) Having the cranium, or skull, long to its breadth; long-headed; -- opposed to brachycephalic. -- Dol`i*cho*ceph"al, a. & n.

Meaning of Dolichocephalic from wikipedia

- to its width. In humans, scaphocephaly is a form of dolichocephaly. Dolichocephalic dogs (such as the Lurcher or German Shepherd) have elongated noses...
- cephalic index model, human beings were characterized by having either a dolichocephalic (long-headed), mesaticephalic (moderate-headed), or brachycephalic...
- breed. The typical sighthound type has a light, lean head, which is dolichocephalic in proportion. This shape can create the illusion that their heads...
- ranges in shape depending upon the breed, from extremely long and thin (dolichocephalic), as in the Rough Collie, to nearly nonexistent because it is so flat...
- of the Nordics included light eyes, light skin, tall stature, and dolichocephalic skull; their psychological traits were deemed to be truthfulness, equitability...
- shape between types. The three basic skull shapes are the elongated dolichocephalic type as seen in sighthounds, the intermediate mesocephalic or mesaticephalic...
- and Mowbray provides evidence that individuals with narrow heads (dolichocephalic) or narrow cranial bases and relatively large brains are more likely...
- anthropology, human po****tions have been characterized as either dolichocephalic (long-headed), mesocephalic (moderate-headed), or brachycephalic (short-headed)...
- traits. The dolichocephalic skull is narrow at base yet long in length, so the Alaunt could be referred to as a modified dolichocephalic breed, as mesocephalic...
- hierarchized, different "races", spanning from the "Aryan white race, dolichocephalic" (from the Ancient Gr**** kephalĂȘ, head, and dolikhos, long and thin)...