cryptozygous

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(krip′tə zīgəs)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
cryp•to•zy•gous  (krip′tə zīgəs),USA pronunciation adj. [Craniom.]
  1. Anatomy, Physical Anthropologyhaving the skull broad and the face narrow.
  • crypto- + zyg- (as in zygoma) + -ous 1875–80
crypto•zy′gy, n. 


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