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MACROCEPHALOUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does macrocephalous mean?
• MACROCEPHALOUS (adjective)
The adjective MACROCEPHALOUS has 1 sense:
1. having an exceptionally large head and brain
Familiarity information: MACROCEPHALOUS used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Having an exceptionally large head and brain
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Synonyms:
macrocephalic; macrocephalous
Pertainym:
macrocephaly (an abnormally large head; differs from hydrocephalus because there is no increased intracranial pressure and the overgrowth is symmetrical)
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