Cymbocephalous

/ˌsɪmbɔˈsɛfələs/ adjective

Definition

Having a boat-shaped head; the adjectival form of cymbocephalic referring to cranial morphology.

Etymology

From Greek kymbe (boat) + -cephalous (form of kephalē, head, with -ous suffix). A variant form of cymbocephalic using the -ous ending instead of -ic.

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Notice how the same root (boat + head) can have multiple suffixes (-ic, -ous) to create slightly different technical flavors—linguists and scientists love these tiny variations even though they mean the same thing!

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