cryptozygous

cryptozygous
Having a narrow face compared with the width of the cranium, so that, when the skull is viewed from above, the zygomatic arches are not visible. [crypto- + G. zygon, yoke]

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cryp·to·zy·gous .krip-tə-'zī-gəs, (')krip-'täz-ə-gəs adj having a wide skull and a narrow face so that the zygomatic arches are concealed when the skull is viewed from above
cryp·to·zy·gy 'krip-tə-.zī-gē, krip-'täz-ə-gē, -jē n, pl -gies

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cryp·toz·y·gous (krip-tozґə-gəs) [crypto- + Gr. zygon yoke] having the face no wider than the cranium, so that the zygomatic arches are concealed by the bulging of the cranium when the skull is viewed from above. Cf. phenozygous.

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  • cryptozygous — cryptozygy, n. /krip teuh zuy geuhs/, adj. Craniom. having the skull broad and the face narrow. [1875 80; CRYPTO + ZYG (as in ZYGOMA) + OUS] * * * …   Universalium

  • cryptozygous — adj. having a wide skull and a narrow face …   English contemporary dictionary

  • cryptozygous — cryp·to·zy·gous …   English syllables

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  • phenozygous — Having a narrow cranium as compared with the width of the face, so that when the skull is viewed from above, the zygomatic arches are visible. [G. phaino, to show, + zygon, yoke] * * * phe·no·zy·gous (fe″no ziґgəs) [pheno (def. 1) +… …   Medical dictionary

  • aphanozygous — |afənō|zīgəs adjective Etymology: aphan + zygous : cryptozygous …   Useful english dictionary

  • -zygous — |zīgəs, zə̇gəs, zēgəs adjective combining form Etymology: Greek zygos, from zygon yoke 1. : yoked : zygomatic cryptozygous 2. : having ( …   Useful english dictionary

  • cryptozygy — noun see cryptozygous …   Useful english dictionary

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