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cryptozygous

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cryp⋅to⋅zy⋅gous

  [krip-tuh-zahy-guhs]
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–adjective Craniometry.
having the skull broad and the face narrow.
Origin:
1875–80; crypto- + zyg- (as in zygoma ) + -ous

Related forms:
cryp⋅to⋅zy⋅gy, noun
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Main Entry: cryp·to·zy·gous
Pronunciation: "krip-t&-'zI-g&s, (')krip-'täz-&-g&s
Function: adjective
: having a wideskull and a narrow face so that the zygomatic arches are concealed when the skull is viewed from above —cryp·to·zy·gy /'krip-t&-"zI-gE,krip-'täz-&-gE, -jE/ noun plural -gies
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cryptozygous cryp·to·zy·gous (krĭp'tō-zī'gəs, krĭp-tŏz'ĭ-gəs)
adj.
Having a narrow face as compared with the width of the cranium, so that the zygomatic arches are not visible when the skull is viewed from above.

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