megalocephalousadj.
/ˌmɛɡ(ə)lə(ʊ)ˈsɛfələs/, /ˌmɛɡ(ə)lə(ʊ)ˈsɛfl̩əs/, /ˌmɛɡ(ə)lə(ʊ)ˈkɛfələs/, /ˌmɛɡ(ə)lə(ʊ)ˈkɛfl̩əs/, /ˌmɛɡl̩ə(ʊ)ˈsɛfələs/, /ˌmɛɡl̩ə(ʊ)ˈsɛfl̩əs/, /ˌmɛɡl̩ə(ʊ)ˈkɛfələs/, /ˌmɛɡl̩ə(ʊ)ˈkɛfl̩əs/, U.S. /ˌmɛɡ(ə)loʊˈsɛfələs/, /ˌmɛɡ(ə)ləˈsɛfələs/ Chiefly Physical Anthropology.
= macrocephalic adj.
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short-headed1802
beloid1833
microcephalous1840
platycephalous1846
long-skulled1847
round-headed1847
brachycephalic1849
dolichocephalic1849
acrocephalic1855
megacephalous1857
microcephalic1857
cymbocephalic1861
macrocephalous1861
platycephalic1861
macrocephalic1863
phaenozygous1863
dolichocephalous1864
homoeocephalic1866
mecistocephalic1866
mecocephalic1866
mesocephalic1866
orthocephalic1866
stenocephalic1866
cryptozygous1867
megalocephalic1868
aphanozygous1871
brachycephalous1872
orthocephalous1872
mesaticephalic1873
plagiocephalic1873
plagiocephalic1874
mesaticephalous1876
mesorrhine1877
platyrrhine1877
cylindro-cephalic1878
eurycephalic1878
hypsistenocephalic1878
megaseme1878
mesoseme1878
microseme1878
oxycephalic1878
oxyklinocephalic1878
platybasic1878
pyrgocephalic1878
tapinocephalic1878
megacephalic1879
hypsiconchous1885
mesoconchous1885
chamaeprosopic1886
leptocephalic1886
mesorrhinian1887
long-headed1888
tectocephalic1888
mecistocephalous1890
megalocephalous1890
plagiocephalous1890
mesocephal1891
stegoid1894
brachycranial1902
chamaecephalic1902
chamaeconchic1902
chamaecranial1902
macrocranial1902
platycranial1902
stenocranial1904
mesoconch1905
mesoconchic1909
hypsiconch1920
Lapponoid1939
hypsiconchic1960
1890 Manufacturer & Builder Sept. 210/2 What Thurman calls medium brains, range in weight between 40 and 52½ ounces for men, and 35 and 47½ ounces for women. All brains in size above this are called megalocephalous.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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