mesorrhine

[ mez-uh-rahyn, -rin, mes-, mee-zuh-, -suh- ]

adjective

, Anthropology.

1. having a moderately broad and high-bridged nose.

Other Words From

• mesor·rhiny noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of mesorrhine¹

1875–80; meso- + -rrhine < Greek -rhīnos -nosed, adj. derivative of rhī́s nose

Example Sentences

Nose, rather small, often straight with widish nostrils (mesorrhine).

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