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-cephalous

-cephalous suffix: head.

Suffix

-cephalous

  1. head

Origin of -cephalous

From Ancient Greek κεφαλή (kephalḗ).

Questions about -cephalous

What does -cephalous mean?
-cephalous means head.
What part of speech is -cephalous?
-cephalous is a suffix.

Words near -cephalous in the dictionary

  1. -cene
  2. -centesis
  3. -centric
  4. -centrism
  5. -cephalic
  6. -cephalous
  7. -cephaly
  8. -ception
  9. -ceptor
  10. -cercous
  11. -ces

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