macrocephalic
1macrocephalic — mac ro*ce*phal ic, macrocephalous mac ro*ceph a*lous, a. [Macro + Gr. kefalh the head.] 1. Of or pertaining to macrocephaly; having an unusually large head. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) Having the cotyledons of a dicotyledonous embryo confluent, and… …
2macrocephalic — (adj.) 1851, from Gk. makrokephalos; see MACRO (Cf. macro ). Second element is from Gk. kephale head. Related: Macrocephalous; macrocephaly …
3macrocephalic — macrocephaly, n. /mak roh seuh fal ik/, adj. 1. Cephalom. being or having a head with a large cranial capacity. 2. Craniom. being or having a skull with a large cranial capacity. Also, macrocephalous /mak roh sef euh leuhs/. [1850 55; < Gk… …
4macrocephalic — adjective having an abnormally large head See Also: macrocephaly …
5macrocephalic — mækrəʊsɪ fælɪk adj. having a large head …
6macrocephalic — [ˌmakrə(ʊ)sɪ falɪk, kɛ falɪk ] (also macrocephalous) adjective Anatomy having an unusually large head. Derivatives macrocephaly noun …
7macrocephalic — mac·ro·ce·phal·ic …
8macrocephalic — adj. (also macrocephalous) having a long or large head. Derivatives: macrocephaly n …
9macrocephalic female — (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) In Hymenoptera, a large female of Halictidae, that possesses a disproportionately large head, usually the egg layers of the colony …
10macrocephalic, macrocephalous — SYN: megacephalic. [macro + G. kephale, head] …