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a combining form meaning "having a head or heads" of the specified sort or number: brachycephalous.Also, -cephalic.[ < Gk -kephalos -headed, deriv. of kephalé head; see -OUS]
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Cephalous — Ceph a*lous, a. [Gr. kefalh head.] (Zo[ o]l.) Having a head; applied chiefly to the Cephalata, a division of mollusks. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
-cephalous — [sef′ə ləs] [see CEPHALIC] combining form forming adjectives having a (specified) kind of head or number of heads; CEPHALIC [macrocephalous] … English World dictionary
cephalous — [sef′ə ləs] adj. [ CEPHAL(O) + OUS] having a head … English World dictionary
cephalous — bi·cephalous; cyn·o·cephalous; tri·cephalous; cym·bo·cephalous; platy·cephalous; … English syllables
-cephalous — comb. form headed (brachycephalous; dolichocephalic). Etymology: Gk kephale head * * * |sefələs adjective combining form Etymology: Greek kephalos, from kephalē more at cephalic : cephalic * * * a combining form meaning having a he … Useful english dictionary
Cephalous mergens — Duykerbok Duy ker*bok, n. [D. duiker diver + bok a buck, lit., diver buck. So named from its habit of diving suddenly into the bush.] (Zo[ o]l.) A small South African antelope ({Cephalous mergens}); called also {impoon}, and {deloo}. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cephalous — adj. [Gr. kephale, head] Pertaining to the head … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
cephalous — /sef euh leuhs/, adj. having a head. [1870 75; CEPHAL + OUS] * * * … Universalium
-cephalous — combining form equivalent to cephalic … English new terms dictionary
-cephalous — ceph·a·lous … English syllables
