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cephalofoil

cephalofoil noun: either of the two outward extensions of the head of a hammerhead shark.

Noun

cephalofoil (plural cephalofoils)

  1. Either of the two outward extensions of the head of a hammerhead shark.

Forms of cephalofoil

pluralcephalofoils

Origin of cephalofoil

From cephalo- + foil in the sense of hydrofoil.

Questions about cephalofoil

What does cephalofoil mean?
Cephalofoil means either of the two outward extensions of the head of a hammerhead shark.
What part of speech is cephalofoil?
Cephalofoil is a noun.
What is the plural of cephalofoil?
The plural of cephalofoil is cephalofoils.

Words near cephalofoil in the dictionary

  1. cephalodine
  2. cephalodium
  3. cephalodynia
  4. cephalodynias
  5. cephalofacial
  6. cephalofoil
  7. cephalofoils
  8. cephalogenesis
  9. cephaloglycin
  10. cephalogram
  11. cephalograms

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