platycephalic
/plat-ee-suh-fal-ik/US // ˌplæt i səˈfæl ɪk //
扁球形的,扁球形,长颈鹿型,长颈鹿形的
Definitions
adj.形容词 adjective
- 1
Cephalometry.
- : having a head whose cranial vault is broad or flat.
Examples
The platycephalic character has a geographical distribution.
The trend toward platycephalic specialization has been the major feature of evolution in Cratogeomys.
Therefore, platycephalic specializations involved lateral expansion of the braincase and mandible.
Shape of skull varies from dolichocephalic to platycephalic.
It is thus that we recognise low skulls (platycephalic), medium (orthocephalic or metriocephalic), or high (hypsicephalic).
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