- acrocephalic
- SYN: oxycephalic.
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ac·ro·ce·phal·ic (ak″ro-sə-falґik) oxycephalic.
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acrocephalic
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Acrocephalic — Ac ro*ce*phal ic, a. [Gr. ? highest + ?. See {Cephalic}.] Characterized by a high skull. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
acrocephalic — See acrocephaly. * * * … Universalium
acrocephalic — 1. noun /ˌækrəʊsəˈfælɪk,ˌækrəsəˈfælɪk,ˌækroʊsəˈfælɪk,ˌækrəsəˈfælɪk/ A person suffering from a pointed skull. 2. adjective /ˌækrəʊsəˈfælɪk,ˌækrəsəˈfælɪk,ˌækroʊsəˈfælɪk,ˌækrəsəˈfælɪk/ Possessing a pointed skull. See Also: acrocephaline, acrocephaly … Wiktionary
acrocephalic — adj. having a pointed skull … English contemporary dictionary
acrocephalic — ac·ro·ce·phal·ic … English syllables
acrocephalic — Having a pointy head … Grandiloquent dictionary
acrocephalic — |akrōsə̇|falik adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary acrocephaly + ic; originally formed as French acrocéphalique : oxycephalic … Useful english dictionary
acrocephaly — acrocephalic /ak roh seuh fal ik/, adj., n. acrocephalous, adj. /ak reuh sef euh lee/, n. Pathol. oxycephaly. Also, acrocephalia /ak roh seuh fayl yeuh/. [1875 80; ACRO + CEPHALY] * * * … Universalium
acrocephalous — , acrocephalic a. having pointed skull. ♦ acrocephaly, n … Dictionary of difficult words
ac|ro|ceph|a|lous — «AK roh SEHF uh luhs», adjective. = acrocephalic. (Cf. ↑acrocephalic) … Useful english dictionary
