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Brachycephalic

Alt. of Brachycephalous

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Roundheaded 84% connected

Having a round head or top.

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Roundheaded 84% connected

Having a round head or top.

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Adult 76% connected

Having arrived at maturity, or to full size and strength; matured; as, an adult person or plant; an adult ape; an adult age.

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Brachycephalism 74% connected

The state or condition of being brachycephalic; shortness of head.

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Brachycephalism 74% connected

The state or condition of being brachycephalic; shortness of head.

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Brachycephalous adjective · 72% connection

Having the skull short in proportion to its breadth; shortheaded; -- in distinction from dolichocephalic.

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