Definitions
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- adjective (Anat.) Having the nose narrow; -- said especially of the skull. Opposed to
platyrhine .
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- adjective anatomy Having a
narrow nose .
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- adjective having a long narrow nose
Etymologies
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Examples
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The narrow-nosed (leptorhine) white race has wavy hair with oval cross-section.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 12: Philip II-Reuss 1840-1916 1913
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They also show that one is very extremely platyrhine, the index being 104.54, and one is very leptorhine, being 58.18.
The Bontoc Igorot Albert Ernest Jenks 1911
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Of the total, five are leptorhine -- that is, have the "narrow" nose with nasal index below 70.
The Bontoc Igorot Albert Ernest Jenks 1911
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Four of the twenty-nine women have the "narrow" leptorhine nose with nasal index below 70; seven have platyrhine or the "broad" nose with index greater than 85; while seventeen have the
The Bontoc Igorot Albert Ernest Jenks 1911
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