Etymology

leontocephalic

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Today it means: lion-headed Full definition →

Ancient Greek λέων
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromλέων“lion”
  2. English todayleontocephalic

From (combining form of) Ancient Greek λέων (léōn, “lion”) + -cephalic.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekλέων all →

lionLeonleonine

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