MACROCEPHALOUS

macrocephalic, macrocephalous

(adjective) having an exceptionally large head and brain

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

macrocephalous (comparative more macrocephalous, superlative most macrocephalous)

Having a large head.

Having the cotyledons of a dicotyledonous embryo confluent, and forming a large mass compared with the rest of the body.

Source: Wiktionary


Mac`ro*ceph"a*lous, a. Etym: [Macro + Gr. kefalh` the head.]

1. Having a large head.

2. (Bot.)

Definition: Having the cotyledons of a dicotyledonous embryo confluent, and forming a large mass compared with the rest of the body. Henslow.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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