ACEPHALOUS


Meaning of ACEPHALOUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ (ˌ)ā-ˈse-fə-ləs, ə-ˈse- ]

adjective

Etymology: Greek akephalos, from a- + kephalē head — more at cephalic

Date: circa 1731

1. : lacking a head or having the head reduced

2. : lacking a governing head or chief

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