Acanthocephala :: Acanthocephala (n. pl.) A group of intestinal worms, having the proboscis armed with recurved spines..
Acanthocephalous :: Acanthocephalous (a.) Having a spiny head, as one of the Acanthocephala..
Acephal :: Acephal (n.) One of the Acephala.
Acephala :: Acephala (n. pl.) That division of the Mollusca which includes the bivalve shells, like the clams and oysters; -- so called because they have no evident head. Formerly the group included the Tunicata, Brachiopoda, and sometimes the Bryozoa. See Mollusca..
Acephalan :: Acephalan (n.) Same as Acephal.
Acephalan :: Acephalan (a.) Belonging to the Acephala.
Acephali :: Acephali (n. pl.) A fabulous people reported by ancient writers to have heads.
Acephali :: Acephali (n. pl.) A Christian sect without a leader.
Acephali :: Acephali (n. pl.) Bishops and certain clergymen not under regular diocesan control.
Acephali :: Acephali (n. pl.) A class of levelers in the time of K. Henry I.
Acephalist :: Acephalist (n.) One who acknowledges no head or superior.
Acephalocyst :: Acephalocyst (n.) A larval entozoon in the form of a subglobular or oval vesicle, or hydatid, filled with fluid, sometimes found in the tissues of man and the lower animals; -- so called from the absence of a head or visible organs on the vesicle. These cysts are the immature stages of certain tapeworms. Also applied to similar cysts of different origin..
Acephalocystic :: Acephalocystic (a.) Pertaining to, or resembling, the acephalocysts..
Acephalous :: Acephalous (a.) Headless.
Acephalous :: Acephalous (a.) Without a distinct head; -- a term applied to bivalve mollusks.
Acephalous :: Acephalous (a.) Having the style spring from the base, instead of from the apex, as is the case in certain ovaries..
Acephalous :: Acephalous (a.) Without a leader or chief.
Acephalous :: Acephalous (a.) Wanting the beginning.
Acephalous :: Acephalous (a.) Deficient and the beginning, as a line of poetry..
Acrocephalic :: Acrocephalic (a.) Characterized by a high skull.
Acrocephaly :: Acrocephaly (n.) Loftiness of skull.
Anencephalic :: Anencephalic (a.) Alt. of Anencephalou.
Anencephalous :: Anencephalous (a.) Without a brain; brainless.
Archencephala :: Archencephala (n. pl.) The division that includes man alone.
Aurocephalous :: Aurocephalous (a.) Having a gold-colored head.
Autocephalous :: Autocephalous (a.) Having its own head; independent of episcopal or patriarchal jurisdiction, as certain Greek churches..
Bicephalous :: Bicephalous (a.) Having two heads.
Brachycephalic :: Brachycephalic (a.) Alt. of Brachycephalou.
Brachycephalism :: Brachycephalism (n.) The state or condition of being brachycephalic; shortness of head.
Brachycephalous :: Brachycephalous (a.) Having the skull short in proportion to its breadth; shortheaded; -- in distinction from dolichocephalic.
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