bicephalous

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adjective

Having two heads.

Similar
dicephalousbicephalicheaded
OriginEnglish bi- ← Latin bi- ← Proto-Italic *dwi- →
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Meanings

adjectivebicephalous (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyHaving two heads.

    Synonyms: dicephalous, bicephalic

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveHaving two heads.

Similar
dicephalousbicephalic

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivehaving two heads

Similar
headed
Also see
bicephalicheaded

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  3. Proto-Italic*dwi-
  4. Latinbi-
  5. Englishbi-
  6. Englishbicephalous

From bi- + -cephalous.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Bulgarian двуглав
  • двуглав (dvuglav)Having two heads
Chinese Mandarin 雙頭的 /双头的, 兩頭的 /两头的
  • 雙頭的 /双头的 (shuāngtóu de)Having two heads
  • 兩頭的 /两头的 (liǎngtóu de)Having two heads
Estonian kahepäine
  • kahepäineHaving two heads
Finnish kaksipäinen
  • kaksipäinenHaving two heads
French bicéphale
  • bicéphaleHaving two heads
German zweiköpfig, doppelköpfig
  • zweiköpfigHaving two heads
  • doppelköpfigHaving two heads
Japanese 双頭の
  • 双頭の (sōtō no)Having two heads
Latin biceps
  • bicepsHaving two heads
Polish dwugłowy
  • dwugłowyHaving two heads
Portuguese bicéfalo
  • bicéfaloHaving two heads
Russian двугла́вый, двухголо́вый
  • двугла́вый (dvuglávyj)Having two heads
  • двухголо́вый (dvuxgolóvyj)Having two heads
Spanish bicéfalo
  • bicéfaloHaving two heads
Cite this entry
APA

bicephalous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bicephalous

MLA

“bicephalous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bicephalous. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bicephalous,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bicephalous.

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