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acephal

acephal noun: one of the Acephala.

Noun

acephal (plural acephals)

  1. One of the Acephala.

Forms of acephal

pluralacephals

Origin of acephal

From Ancient Greek ἀκέφαλος (aképhalos, “headless”), from ἀ- (a-, “not”) + κεφαλή (kephalḗ, “head”). Compare French acéphale, Late Latin acephalus. Doublet of acephalus.

Words formed from acephal

Questions about acephal

What does acephal mean?
Acephal means one of the Acephala.
What part of speech is acephal?
Acephal is a noun.
What is the plural of acephal?
The plural of acephal is acephals.

Words near acephal in the dictionary

  1. acentrosomally
  2. acentrous
  3. ACEO
  4. ACEP
  5. aceperone
  6. acephal
  7. acephalalgic
  8. acephalan
  9. acephalans
  10. acephalate
  11. acephalgic

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