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cephalon

UK/ˈsɛfələn/

cephalon noun: the head of a trilobite.

cephalon: the head of a trilobite
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Noun

cephalon (plural cephalons or cephala)

  1. The head of a trilobite.

Forms of cephalon

pluralcephalons
pluralcephala

Origin of cephalon

From Ancient Greek κεφαλή (kephalḗ, “head”). Probably influenced by compounds like encephalon.

Questions about cephalon

What does cephalon mean?
Cephalon means the head of a trilobite.
What part of speech is cephalon?
Cephalon is a noun.
How do you pronounce cephalon?
Cephalon is pronounced /ˈsɛfələn/ (UK).
What is the plural of cephalon?
The plural of cephalon is cephalons.

Words near cephalon in the dictionary

  1. cephalometrics
  2. cephalometries
  3. cephalometry
  4. cephalomyid
  5. cephalomyids
  6. cephalon
  7. Cephalonia
  8. Cephalonian
  9. Cephalonians
  10. Cephaloniot
  11. Cephaloniots

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