platycephalic

adjective

platy·​cephalic

variants or less commonly platycephalous

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: having a head flat on top

the chimpanzee is more platycephalic than … the gorilla

—Arthur Keith

Word History

Etymology

platycephalic from platy- + -cephalic; platycephalous International Scientific Vocabulary platy- + -cephalous

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