brachycranial
- a having a short broad head with a cephalic index of over 80
brachiate
- v swing from one hold to the next
the monkeys brachiate - s having widely spreading paired branches
maples are brachiate - s having arms or armlike appendages
brachiopod
- n marine animal with bivalve shell having a pair of arms bearing tentacles for capturing food; found worldwide
- a of or belonging to the phylum Brachiopoda
brachycephalic
- n an adult with a short broad head
- a having a short broad head with a cephalic index of over 80
brachycranic
- a having a short broad head with a cephalic index of over 80
brachypterous
- s (especially of certain insects) having very short or rudimentary wings