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cephalocaudal

cephalocaudal adjective: between head and tail.

Adjective

cephalocaudal (not comparable)

  1. Between head and tail.

Origin of cephalocaudal

From cephalo- + caudal.

Words formed from cephalocaudal

Phrases with cephalocaudal

Questions about cephalocaudal

What does cephalocaudal mean?
Cephalocaudal means between head and tail.
What part of speech is cephalocaudal?
Cephalocaudal is an adjective.

Words near cephalocaudal in the dictionary

  1. cephalobid
  2. cephalobids
  3. cephalobs
  4. cephalocarid
  5. cephalocarids
  6. cephalocaudal
  7. cephalocaudal trend
  8. cephalocaudal trends
  9. cephalocaudally
  10. cephalocele
  11. cephaloceles

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