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/buy sef"euh leuhs/, adj. Bot., Zool.having two heads.[1795-1805; BI-1 + -CEPHALOUS]
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Bicephalous — Bi*ceph a*lous, a. [Pref. bi + cephalous: cf. F. bic[ e]phale.] Having two heads. [1913 Webster] || … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bicephalous — 1803, a hybrid from BI (Cf. bi ) + Gk. kephale head … Etymology dictionary
bicephalous — [bī΄sə fal′ikbī sef′ə ləs] adj. [ BI 1 + CEPHALOUS] two headed: also bicephalic [bī΄sə fal′ik] … English World dictionary
bicephalous — adjective Having two heads … Wiktionary
bicephalous — bi·ceph·a·lous || ‚baɪ sefÉ™lÉ™s adj. having two heads … English contemporary dictionary
bicephalous — [bʌɪ sɛf(ə)ləs, kɛf ] adjective having two heads. Origin C19: from bi + Gk kephalē head + ous … English new terms dictionary
bicephalous — a. 1. Bicipital, bicipitous, two headed, double headed. 2. (Anat.) Double attached, bicipital, bicipitous, biceps, with two origins … New dictionary of synonyms
bicephalous — bi·cephalous … English syllables
bicephalous — bi•ceph•a•lous [[t]baɪˈsɛf ə ləs[/t]] adj. bot zool. having two heads • Etymology: 1795–1805 … From formal English to slang
bicephalous — /baɪˈsɛfələs/ (say buy sefuhluhs) adjective having two heads. {bi + Greek kephalē head + ous} …
