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cynocephalus

cynocephalus noun: a creature with the head of a dog or jackal and the body of a human.

Noun

cynocephalus (plural cynocephali)

  1. A creature with the head of a dog or jackal and the body of a human.
    Synonyms:
    doghead
  2. A creature with the head of a dog or jackal and the body of a nonhuman ape.
    Synonyms:
    Aani

cynocephalus meaning in Tamil

cynocephalus in Tamil

நாய்த்தலையுடைய புராணத்தை மனிதன்

Synonyms of cynocephalus

Forms of cynocephalus

pluralcynocephali

Origin of cynocephalus

From Latin cynocephalus; by surface analysis, cyno- + translingual -cephalus.

Questions about cynocephalus

What does cynocephalus mean?
Cynocephalus means a creature with the head of a dog or jackal and the body of a human.
What is cynocephalus in Tamil?
Cynocephalus in Tamil is நாய்த்தலையுடைய புராணத்தை மனிதன். See Cynocephalus meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is cynocephalus?
Cynocephalus is a noun.
What is the plural of cynocephalus?
The plural of cynocephalus is cynocephali.

Words near cynocephalus in the dictionary

  1. cynocephali
  2. cynocephalic
  3. cynocephalid
  4. cynocephalids
  5. cynocephalous
  6. cynocephalus
  7. cynocephaly
  8. cynodont
  9. cynodontian
  10. cynodontians
  11. cynodontid

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Adapted from Wiktionary: cynocephalus (page history and authors); cynocephalus (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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