dolichocephal
(ˌdɒlɪkəʊˈsɛfəl)
[ad. mod.L. dolichocephali n. pl.]
A dolichocephalic person. Also attrib. or as adj.
| 1876 tr. Peschel's Races of Man 55 If the index [of breadth] sinks below 74, we speak of ‘dolichocephal’, narrow or long skulls. 1900 tr. Deniker's Races of Man ix. 316 In Sweden and Denmark they were dolichocephals and mesocephals. 1901 [see brachycephal]. 1930 C. G. Seligman Races of Africa vi. 132 Tall dolichocephals, with a stature about 67 inches. |