Late 19th century; earliest use found in Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. From either platymeria or platymery + -ic. Compare French platymérique.
Definition of platymeric in US English:
platymeric
adjective
Anthropology
Of, relating to, or exhibiting platymeria.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. From either platymeria or platymery + -ic. Compare French platymérique.