KEPHALOS

Meaning of KEPHALOS in English

/kef"euh leuhs/ , n. Class. Myth.

Cephalus.

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MICROCEPHALIC — I. | ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷+ adjective also mi·cro·ceph·a·lous | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|sefələs Etymology: microcephalic probably from New Latin microcephalus microcephalous + English -ic; microcephalous from New …
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SPHENOCEPHALIA — ˌsfēnəsə̇ˈfālyə noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin, from Greek sphēnokephalos having a wedge-shaped head (from sphēn- sphen- + -kephalos …
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OXYCEPHALY — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈsefəlē noun ( -es ) Etymology: German oxycephalie, probably from Greek oxykephalos sharp-headed (from oxy- oxy- (I) + -kephalos headed, …
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MACROCEPHALOUS — |makrō|sefələs adjective or mac·ro·ce·phal·ic -_sə̇ˈfalik Etymology: French macrocéphale (from Greek makrokephalos having a long head, from makro- macr- + -kephalos …
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HYDROCEPHALUS — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷+ˈsefələs noun also hy·dro·ceph·a·ly -lē ( -es ) Etymology: hydrocephalus from Late Latin, hydrocephalus, hydrocephalous, from Greek hydrokephalos characterized by …
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CYNOCEPHALUS — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷+ noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek kynokephalos, from kynokephalos, adjective, from kyn- cyn- + -kephalos -cephalous 1. plural cynocephali : …
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CONOCEPHALUM — -|sefələm noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from con- (II) + -cephalum (irregular from Greek -kephalos -cephalous) : a small …
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-CEPHALUS — noun combining form Etymology: New Latin, from Greek -kephalos 1. plural -cephali : cephalic abnormality (of a specified type) micro …
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-CEPHALOUS — |sefələs adjective combining form Etymology: Greek -kephalos, from kephalē — more at cephalic : -cephalic
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AUTOCEPHALOUS — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷+|sefələs adjective Etymology: Late Greek autokephalos, from Greek aut- + -kephalos (from kephalē head) — more at cephalic Eastern Orthodox …
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CEPHALUS — /sef"euh leuhs/ , n. Class. Myth. the husband of Procris. Also, Kephalos .
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-CEPHALOUS — a combining form meaning "having a head or heads" of the specified sort or number: brachycephalous. Also, -cephalic . [ …
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DOLICHOCEPHALIC — adjective Etymology: New Latin dolichocephalus long-headed, from Greek dolichos long + -kephalos, from kephalē head — more at cephalic Date: …
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DOLICHOCEPHALIC — [dol.i.cho.ce.phal.ic] adj [NL dolichocephalus long-headed, fr. Gk dolichos long + -kephalos, fr. kephale head--more at cephalic] (1852): having a relatively …
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