Chamaerrhine

/kæməˈraɪn/ adjective

Describing a nose that is relatively flat, broad, and low in height, often used in anthropological descriptions of facial features.

From Greek 'chamae' (low, flat) and 'rhis' (nose). This descriptive term was developed alongside other anatomical classification systems in 19th-century anthropology.

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