Clinocephalus

/ˌklaɪnoʊˈsɛfələs/ noun

Definition

A person or creature with a clinocephalic skull, or as a noun form describing this condition.

Etymology

From Greek klino- (to incline) plus kephalē (head) plus -us (Latin masculine noun ending), creating a nominal form for a being with this skull type.

Kelly Says

Used in older anthropological texts as a clinical noun, this term reflects how scientists categorized humans based on skull shape—a practice that became thoroughly discredited!

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