Definition of cephalous

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

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Platycephalous :: Platycephalous (a.) Broad-headed.
Micrencephalous :: Micrencephalous () Having a small brain.
Acephalous :: Acephalous (a.) Having the style spring from the base, instead of from the apex, as is the case in certain ovaries..
Encephalous :: Encephalous (a.) Having a head; -- said of most Mollusca; -- opposed to acephalous.
Macrocephalous :: Macrocephalous (a.) Having a large head.
Mesocephalous :: Mesocephalous (a.) Mesocephalic.
Acephalous :: Acephalous (a.) Without a distinct head; -- a term applied to bivalve mollusks.
Macrocephalous :: Macrocephalous (a.) Having the cotyledons of a dicotyledonous embryo confluent, and forming a large mass compared with the rest of the body..
Acephalous :: Acephalous (a.) Wanting the beginning.
Dolichocephalous :: Dolichocephalous (a.) Having the cranium, or skull, long to its breadth; long-headed; -- opposed to brachycephalic..
Podo- :: Podo- () A combining form or prefix from Gr. poy`s, podo`s, foot; as, podocarp, podocephalous, podology..
Acephalous :: Acephalous (a.) Headless.
Hydrocephalous :: Hydrocephalous (a.) Having hydrocephalus.
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
Dicephalous :: Dicephalous (a.) Having two heads on one body; double-headed.
Autocephalous :: Autocephalous (a.) Having its own head; independent of episcopal or patriarchal jurisdiction, as certain Greek churches..
Acephalous :: Acephalous (a.) Deficient and the beginning, as a line of poetry..
Acanthocephalous :: Acanthocephalous (a.) Having a spiny head, as one of the Acanthocephala..
Lyencephalous :: Lyencephalous (a.) Pertaining to, or characteristic of, the Lyencephala..
Platy- :: Platy- () A combining form from Gr. platy`s broad, wide, flat; as, platypus, platycephalous..
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