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beloid

adjective
be·​loid | \ ˈbē-ˌlȯid\

Definition of beloid

1 : having a shape like that of an arrow
2 of a skull or head : having a contour broad in the occipital and narrow in the frontal regions when viewed from above

History and Etymology for beloid

borrowed from New Latin belloides, from Greek bélos “missile, dart, arrow” (from bel-, full-grade base of the verb bállein “to throw or strike by throwing,” going back to Indo-European *gʷlh3-) + New Latin -oides -oid entry 2

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