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pyrgocephalic, a.|ˌpɜːgəʊsɪˈfælɪk| [f. Gr. πύργο-ς tower + κεϕαλή head + -ic, after brachycephalic, etc.] ‘Tower-headed’, an epithet descriptive of a form of skull having a highly arched vertex. So pyrgoˈcephaly |-ˈsɛfəlɪ|, the condition of being pyrgocephalic.
1878Bartley tr. Topinard's Anthrop. v. 176 Pyrgocephalic, elevated skull. 1897Syd. Soc. Lex., Pyrgocephaly. |