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cephalothoracopagus

cephalothoracopagus noun: a conjoined twin, or a pair of conjoined twins, exhibiting fusion of the head and chest.

Noun

cephalothoracopagus (plural cephalothoracopagi)

  1. A conjoined twin, or a pair of conjoined twins, exhibiting fusion of the head and chest.

Forms of cephalothoracopagus

pluralcephalothoracopagi

Origin of cephalothoracopagus

From cephalo- + thoraco- + -pagus.

Questions about cephalothoracopagus

What does cephalothoracopagus mean?
Cephalothoracopagus means a conjoined twin, or a pair of conjoined twins, exhibiting fusion of the head and chest.
What part of speech is cephalothoracopagus?
Cephalothoracopagus is a noun.
What is the plural of cephalothoracopagus?
The plural of cephalothoracopagus is cephalothoracopagi.

Words near cephalothoracopagus in the dictionary

  1. cephalothins
  2. cephalothoraces
  3. cephalothoracic
  4. cephalothoracoomphalopagus
  5. cephalothoracopagi
  6. cephalothoracopagus
  7. cephalothorax
  8. cephalothoraxes
  9. cephalothricid
  10. cephalothricids
  11. cephalotin

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