Etymology

cynocephalus

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Today it means: A creature with the head of a dog or jackal and the body of a human. Full definition →

Latin cynocephalus
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromcynocephalus
  2. English todaycynocephalus

From Latin cynocephalus; by surface analysis, cyno- + translingual -cephalus.

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