megacephalous

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• Megacephalous — Megacephalic Meg a*ce*phal ic (m[e^]g [.a]*s[ e]*f[a^]l [i^]k), Megacephalous Meg a*ceph a*lous (m[e^]g [.a]*s[e^]f [.a]*l[u^]s), a. [Mega + Gr. kefalh head.] (Biol.) Large headed; applied to animals, and to plants when they have large flower… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• megacephalous — adjective see megacephalic * * * megacephalous / sefˈə ləs/ adjective (Gr kephalē head) large headed • • • Main Entry: ↑mega …   Useful english dictionary

• megacephalous — See megacephalic. * * * …   Universalium

• megacephalous — SYN: megacephalic …   Medical dictionary

• megacephalous — adj. having a large skull …   English contemporary dictionary

• megacephalous — mega·ceph·a·lous …   English syllables

• Megacephalic — Meg a*ce*phal ic (m[e^]g [.a]*s[ e]*f[a^]l [i^]k), Megacephalous Meg a*ceph a*lous (m[e^]g [.a]*s[e^]f [.a]*l[u^]s), a. [Mega + Gr. kefalh head.] (Biol.) Large headed; applied to animals, and to plants when they have large flower heads. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• megacephalic — megacephaly, n. /meg euh seuh fal ik/, adj. Cephalom. macrocephalic. Also, megacephalous /meg euh sef euh leuhs/. [1875 80; MEGA + CEPHALIC] * * * …   Universalium

• megacephalic — adjective Having an extremely large head. See Also: megacephalous, megacephaly …   Wiktionary

• megacephalic — Relating to or characterized by megacephaly. SYN: macrocephalic, macrocephalous, megacephalous. * * * mega·ce·phal·ic .meg ə sə fal ik adj large headed specif having a cranial capacity in excess of the mean mega·ceph·a·ly sef ə lē n, pl lies …   Medical dictionary

• megacephalic — /mɛgəsəˈfælɪk/ (say meguhsuh falik) adjective 1. having a skull with a large cranial capacity or one exceeding the mean. Compare microcephalic. 2. large headed. Also, megacephalous /mɛgəˈsɛfələs/ (say meguh sefuhluhs). {mega + Greek kephalē head… …   Australian English dictionary