cephalous

See also: -cephalous

English

Etymology

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

Adjective

cephalous (not comparable)

1. (zoology, obsolete) Having a head; applied chiefly to the former division of mollusks Cephalata, or Cephalophora (mollusks with a head).

References

• “cephalous”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.