Leptorhine: alternatives and connections

A muscle which draws a limb or part of the body toward the middle line of the body, or closes extended parts of the body; -- opposed t…

Having the mandibular arch articulated with the hyoid arch and the cranium, as in the cestraciont sharks; -- said of a skull.

The state of mind of a bigot; obstinate and unreasoning attachment of one's own belief and opinions, with narrow-minded intolerance of…

To shoot out the nose or toss it in the air; -- said of a horse.

Wide; extend in breadth, or from side to side; -- opposed to narrow; as, a broad street, a broad table; an inch broad.

Flat; depressed; crooked; -- said only of the nose.

The skull of an animal; especially, that part of the skull, either cartilaginous or bony, which immediately incloses the brain; the br…

Any narrow passage or gorge in which troops can march only in a file, or with a narrow front; a long, narrow pass between hills, rocks…

Having the cranium, or skull, long to its breadth; long-headed; -- opposed to brachycephalic.

The act or process of breathing out, or forcing air from the lungs through the nose or mouth; as, respiration consists of inspiration…

Having the mandible suspended by the hyomandibular, or upper part of the hyoid arch, as in fishes, instead of directly articulated wit…

A passageway between fences or hedges which is not traveled as a highroad; an alley between buildings; a narrow way among trees, rocks…

Having a leaflike membrane on the nose; -- said of certain bats, esp. of the genera Phyllostoma and Rhinonycteris. See Vampire.

slender or narrow; -- said of type the letters of which have thin lines, or are unusually narrow in proportion to their height.

Having the orbital index relatively large; having the orbits narrow transversely; -- opposed to microseme.

Having the nose of medium width; between leptorhine and platyrhine.

Of little breadth; not wide or broad; having little distance from side to side; as, a narrow board; a narrow street; a narrow hem.

Having a quality imparted by means of the nose; and specifically, made by lowering the soft palate, in some cases with closure of the…