Definition of cephalous

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Cephalous (a.) Having a head; -- applied chiefly to the Cephalata, a division of mollusks..

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Acephalous :: Acephalous (a.) Without a distinct head; -- a term applied to bivalve mollusks.
Macrencephalous :: Macrencephalous (a.) Having a large brain.
Encephalous :: Encephalous (a.) Having a head; -- said of most Mollusca; -- opposed to acephalous.
Dolichocephalous :: Dolichocephalous (a.) Having the cranium, or skull, long to its breadth; long-headed; -- opposed to brachycephalic..
Lyencephalous :: Lyencephalous (a.) Pertaining to, or characteristic of, the Lyencephala..
Aurocephalous :: Aurocephalous (a.) Having a gold-colored head.
Acephalous :: Acephalous (a.) Headless.
Acephalous :: Acephalous (a.) Without a leader or chief.
Mesaticephalous :: Mesaticephalous (a.) Mesaticephalic.
Podocephalous :: Podocephalous (a.) Having a head of flowers on a long peduncle, or footstalk..
Brachycephalous :: Brachycephalous (a.) Having the skull short in proportion to its breadth; shortheaded; -- in distinction from dolichocephalic.
Mesocephalous :: Mesocephalous (a.) Mesocephalic.
Platycephalous :: Platycephalous (a.) Broad-headed.
Macrocephalous :: Macrocephalous (a.) Having the cotyledons of a dicotyledonous embryo confluent, and forming a large mass compared with the rest of the body..
Anencephalous :: Anencephalous (a.) Without a brain; brainless.
Tunicata :: Tunicata (n. pl.) A grand division of the animal kingdom, intermediate, in some respects, between the invertebrates and vertebrates, and by some writers united with the latter. They were formerly classed with acephalous mollusks. The body is usually covered with a firm external tunic, consisting in part of cellulose, and having two openings, one for the entrance and one for the exit of water. The pharynx is usually dilated in the form of a sac, pierced by several series of ciliated slits, and se
Acephalous :: Acephalous (a.) Having the style spring from the base, instead of from the apex, as is the case in certain ovaries..
Myelencephalous :: Myelencephalous (a.) Of or pertaining to the Myelencephala.
Bicephalous :: Bicephalous (a.) Having two heads.
Ganocephalous :: Ganocephalous (a.) Of or pertaining to the Ganocephala.
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