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Acephalan :: Acephalan (a.) Belonging to the Acephala.

Tunicata :: Tunicata (n. pl.) A grand division of the animal kingdom, intermediate, in some respects, between the invertebrates and vertebrates, and by some writers united with the latter. They were formerly classed with acephalous mollusks. The body is usually covered with a firm external tunic, consisting in part of cellulose, and having two openings, one for the entrance and one for the exit of water. The pharynx is usually dilated in the form of a sac, pierced by several series of ciliated slits, and se

Acephali :: Acephali (n. pl.) Bishops and certain clergymen not under regular diocesan control.

Acephalocystic :: Acephalocystic (a.) Pertaining to, or resembling, the acephalocysts..

Encephalous :: Encephalous (a.) Having a head; -- said of most Mollusca; -- opposed to acephalous.

Acephalist :: Acephalist (n.) One who acknowledges no head or superior.

Acephali :: Acephali (n. pl.) A fabulous people reported by ancient writers to have heads.

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.

Megacephalic :: Megacephalic (a.) Alt. of Megacephalou.

Acephalous :: Acephalous (a.) Wanting the beginning.

Mesocephalic :: Mesocephalic (a.) Having the cranial cavity of medium capacity; neither megacephalic nor microcephalic.

Megacephalous :: Megacephalous (a.) Large headed; -- applied to animals, and to plants when they have large flower heads..

Microcephalous :: Microcephalous (a.) Having a small head; having the cranial cavity small; -- opposed to megacephalic.

Acephalous :: Acephalous (a.) Deficient and the beginning, as a line of poetry..

Acephali :: Acephali (n. pl.) A class of levelers in the time of K. Henry I.

Maleo :: Maleo (n.) A bird of Celebes (megacephalon maleo), allied to the brush turkey. It makes mounds in which to lay its eggs..

Acephalous :: Acephalous (a.) Without a leader or chief.

Acephalous :: Acephalous (a.) Headless.

Acephalous :: Acephalous (a.) Without a distinct head; -- a term applied to bivalve mollusks.

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