phænozygous, a. Anthropol.
(fiːˈnɒzɪgəs)
Also pheno-.
[mod. f. Gr. ϕαινο- showing + ζυγόνα joining + -ous.]
Of a skull: Having the zygomatic arches visible from immediately above the centre; of a person: having such a skull.
| 1878 Bartley tr. Topinard's Anthrop. ii. iii. 288 When the angle is positive, the zygomatic arches are called phenozygous. 1888 Jrnl. Anthrop. Inst. Aug. 7 The male is distinctly phænozygous, but the female is not. |