dolichocephaln.
/ˌdɒlɪkəʊˈsɛfəl/ A dolichocephalic person. Also attributive or as adj.
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macrocephalus1626
long head1650
microcephalus1848
brachycephales1863
dolichocephali1863
brachistocephali1866
mecistocephali1866
Mesocephali1866
roundhead1867
microcephale1873
microcephalic1873
dolichocephal1876
mesorrhinian1878
mesocephal1883
short head1883
mesorrhine1885
platyrrhine1886
brachycephal1901
1876 tr. O. Peschel Races of Man 55 If the index [of breadth] sinks below 74, we speak of ‘dolichocephal’, narrow or long skulls.
1900 tr. J. Deniker Races of Man ix. 316 In Sweden and Denmark they were dolichocephals and mesocephals.
1901 G. Sergi Mediterranean Race i. 12 The present populations of southern Germany are in great part brachycephals, among whom mesocephals are rare and dolichocephals quite isolated.
1911 A. C. Haddon Wanderings of Peoples 16 The tall, fair, blue-eyed dolichocephals of north Europe.
1930 C. G. Seligman Races of Afr. vi. 132 Tall dolichocephals, with a stature about 67 inches.
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