macrocephalian.
/ˌmakrə(ʊ)sɛˈfeɪlɪə/, /ˌmakrə(ʊ)kɛˈfeɪlɪə/, U.S. /ˌmækroʊsɛˈfeɪliə/ rare.
= macrocephaly n. Also figurative. Also: †the quality of having a long head (obsolete rare).
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long-headedness1818
microcephalia1849
microcephaly1863
leptocephaly1864
platycephaly1864
dolichocephalism1865
mesaticephalism1865
brachistocephaly1866
dolichocephaly1866
mecistocephaly1866
acrocephaly1870
brachycephaly1871
megalocephaly1878
pyrgocephaly1878
stenocephaly1878
brachycephalism1880
platyrrhiny1880
hypsistenocephaly1881
mesocephaly1883
short-headedness1883
orthocephaly1884
oxycephaly1885
mesocephalism1888
macrocephalia1889
macrocephaly1889
broad-headedness1890
mesaticephaly1891
chamaeconchy1902
chamaeprosopy1902
hypsiconchy1902
mesorrhiny1902
mesoconchy1904
tower skull1905
1889 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon Macrocephalia, the condition of having a large head. Also, the condition of having a long head, having a large head being called Megacephalia.
1969 Internat. Migration Rev. 3 38 The remarkable increase of population in these cities, largely..attributable to rural–urban movements.., suggests a certain tendency towards macrocephalia, somewhat characteristic of Brazil.
2000 Paediatric Drugs 2 67 Between 10 and 20% of individuals with autism have macrocephalia.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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