CEPHALOUS

Meaning of CEPHALOUS in English

(a.) Having a head; -- applied chiefly to the Cephalata, a division of mollusks.

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-CEPHALOUS — |sefələs adjective combining form Etymology: Greek -kephalos, from kephalē — more at cephalic : -cephalic
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CEPHALOUS — ( a. ) Having a head; -- applied chiefly to the Cephalata, a division of mollusks.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
-CEPHALOUS — a combining form meaning "having a head or heads" of the specified sort or number: brachycephalous. Also, -cephalic . [ …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CEPHALOUS — /sef"euh leuhs/ , adj. having a head. [ 1870-75; CEPHAL- + -OUS ]
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CEPHALOUS — adj having a head; applied chiefly to the cephalata, a division of mollusks.
Webster English vocab
-CEPHALOUS — ■ combining form equivalent to -cephalic .
Concise Oxford English vocab
-CEPHALOUS — -cephalous BrE AmE ˈsef ə l əs ˈkef- ▷ — autocephalous ˌɔːt əʊ ˈsef ə l əs ◂ AmE \ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
-CEPHALOUS — comb. form -headed (brachycephalous; dolichocephalic). [Gk kephale head]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
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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TRIGONOCEPHALOUS — |trigənō|sefələs, (|)trī|gōnə|s- adjective or trigo·no·ce·phal·ic -_sə̇|falik Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary trigon- + -cephalous or -cephalic : having a somewhat triangular …
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TRICEPHALOUS — (ˈ)trī+ adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary tri- + -cephalous : having or depicted with three heads
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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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SCAPHOCEPHALIC — |skafəsə̇|falik adjective or scaph·o·ceph·a·lous |skafə|sefələs Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary scaph- + -cephalic or -cephalous : of, relating to, or exhibiting …
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POLYCEPHALOUS — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|sefələs adjective also poly·ce·phal·ic -_sə̇|falik Etymology: poly- + cephalous or -cephalic of a tapeworm larva : having many scolices
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PLATYCEPHALIC — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷+ adjective also platy·cephalous | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷+ Etymology: platycephalic from platy- + -cephalic; platycephalous International Scientific Vocabulary platy- + -cephalous : having …
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MONOCEPHALOUS — |sefələs adjective Etymology: mon- + -cephalous : having a solitary head or capitulum a monocephalous aster
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MEGALOCEPHALIC — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷sə̇|falik adjective or meg·a·lo·ceph·a·lous -|sefələs Etymology: megal- + -cephalic, -cephalous : megacephalic • meg·a·lo·ceph·a·ly | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|sefəlē noun -es
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MEGACEPHALIC — |megəsə̇|falik adjective also mega·ceph·a·lous | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|sefələs Etymology: mega- + -cephalic, -cephalous : large-headed ; specifically : having a cranial capacity in …
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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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LEIO- — combining form or lio- Etymology: New Latin, from Greek leio-, from leios — more at lime : smooth leio cephalous …
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ISOCEPHALIC — | ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷sə̇|falik adjective also iso·ceph·a·lous ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|sefələs Etymology: is- + -cephalic or -cephalous : having the heads of the figures in a …
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HYPSICEPHALIC — |hipsəsə̇|falik adjective also hyp·si·ceph·a·lous |hipsə|sefələs Etymology: hyps- + -cephalic or -cephalous : having a high forehead with a length-height index …
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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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HEMICEPHALOUS — “+|sefələs adjective or hemi·ce·phal·ic “+sə̇|falik Etymology: hemi- (I) + -cephalous or -cephalic : having a poorly differentiated but distinct head …
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EUCEPHALOUS — (ˈ)yü|sefələs adjective also eu·ce·phal·ic |yüsə̇|falik Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary eu- + -cephalous or -cephalic : having a well-developed head — …
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DISCOCEPHALOUS — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷fələs adjective Etymology: disc- + -cephalous : having a sucker on the head — compare discocephali
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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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CYMBOCEPHALIC — adjective or cym·bo·cephalous |simbō+ Etymology: cymbo- (from Latin cymba boat) + -cephalic, -cephalous of a head or skull : having …
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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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COLOCEPHALI — ˌkäləˈsefəˌlī noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from colo- (from Greek kolos docked, hornless) + -cephali (plural of -cephalus …
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-CEPHALIC — var. of -cephalous: brachycephalic. [ -kephal ( os ) -CEPHALOUS + -IC ]
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