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Definition of brachycephalic
: short-headed or broad-headed with a cephalic index of over 80
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However, brachycephalic breeds like bulldogs and pugs with short nasal passages, are more vulnerable to heat stroke and oxygen deprivation.
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Origin and Etymology of brachycephalic
New Latin brachycephalus, from Greek brachy- + kephalē head — more at cephalic
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