brachycephalus

== Latin == === Etymology === New Latin, from Ancient Greek βραχυκέφαλος (brakhuképhalos) from βραχύς (brakhús, “short”) +‎ κεφαλή (kephalḗ, “head”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [bra.kʰyˈkɛ.pʰa.ɫʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [bra.kiˈt͡ʃɛː.fa.lus] === Adjective === brachycephalus (feminine brachycephala, neuter brachycephalum); first/second-declension adjective (New Latin) short-headed; brachycephalous, brachycephalic ==== Usage notes ==== Used almost exclusively as a taxonomic epithet and thus not normally in inflected forms other than the nominative singular. ==== Declension ==== First/second-declension adjective. ==== Descendants ==== English: brachycephalic, brachycephalous → Translingual: Brachycephalus