Etymology

cephalous

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Today it means: Having a head; applied chiefly to the former division of mollusks Cephalata, or Cephalophora (mollusks with a head). Full definition →

Ancient Greek κεφαλή
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromκεφαλή“head”
  2. English todaycephalous

From Ancient Greek κεφαλή (kephalḗ, “head”), with the suffix -ous.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekκεφαλή all →

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