To: Darksheare
I must be mixing my latin and greek.
bracchia in latin is "arms/branches"
I wonder what brachy- means in greek?
5,502 posted on
12/11/2005 6:37:55 PM PST by
King Prout
(many accuse me of being overly literal... this would not be a problem if many were not under-precise)
To: King Prout
Dunno.
Just had that stuff tucked away in my skull.
I'll look it up.
5,508 posted on
12/11/2005 6:40:00 PM PST by
Darksheare
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To: King Prout
Brachy means short in Greek.
brachycephalic (bràk´î-se-fàl´îk) also brachycephalous (-sèf´e-les) adjective
Having a short, broad head with a cephalic index over 80.
- brach´yceph´aly (-sèf´e-lê) or brach´yceph´alism noun
5,513 posted on
12/11/2005 6:41:24 PM PST by
NicknamedBob
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To: King Prout
brachycephalic, brachycephalous
a. short-headed; having skull of which maximum breadth is 80 per cent or more of maximum length. brachycephalism, n.
5,515 posted on
12/11/2005 6:41:56 PM PST by
Darksheare
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To: King Prout
If I remember correctly, braccio(singular) = arm
5,521 posted on
12/11/2005 6:44:22 PM PST by
Baraonda
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