orthocephalic

orthocephalic
Having a head well proportioned to height; denoting a skull with a vertical index between 70 and 75. SEE ALSO: metriocephalic. SYN: orthocephalous. [ortho- + G. kephale, head]

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or·tho·ce·phal·ic .ȯr-thō-sə-'fal-ik adj having a head with a length-height index of 74.9 or less on the skull or of 62.9 or less on the living head
or·tho·ceph·a·ly -thə-'sef-ə-lē n, pl -lies
orthocephalic n an orthocephalic individual

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or·tho·ce·phal·ic (or″tho-sə-falґik) [ortho- + cephalic] having a head with a vertical index of 70.1 to 75.

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