n. A congenital condition wherein the skull is flattened front-to-back, so that the head is short and broad.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. The state or condition of being brachycephalic; shortness of head.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. Same as brachycephalism.
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n. the quality of being brachycephalic
Word Usage
"Morphological traits such as brachycephaly are characteristic of certain breeds and had a functional purpose at the time that those breeds were created."