tectocephalic, a. Path.
(tɛktəʊsɪˈfælɪk)
[f. L. tect-um roof + Gr. κεϕαλή head + -ic: cf. cephalic.]
= scaphocephalic. So tectocephaly (-ˈsɛfəlɪ) = scaphocephaly.
| 1888 S. V. Clevenger in Amer. Nat. July 614 The Esquimaux are tectocephalic (rafter-headed), with flat pyramidal, or lozenge-shaped faces, due to excessive zygoma projection, and narrow foreheads. |