acephalous
pronunciation
How to pronounce acephalous in British English: UK [ə'sefələs]
How to pronounce acephalous in American English: US [ə'sefələs]
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- Adjective:
- lacking a head or a clearly defined head
Word Origin
- acephalous (adj.)
- "headless," 1731, from French acéphale + -ous, or directly from Late Latin acephalus, from Greek akephalos, from a- "not" + kephale "head" (see cephalo-).