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encephalous

encephalous adjective: having a distinct head.

Adjective

encephalous (not comparable)

  1. (archaic) Having a distinct head.

Antonyms of encephalous

Words formed from encephalous

Questions about encephalous

What does encephalous mean?
Encephalous means having a distinct head.
What part of speech is encephalous?
Encephalous is an adjective.

Words near encephalous in the dictionary

  1. encephalotome
  2. encephalotomes
  3. encephalotomy
  4. encephalotrigeminal
  5. encephalotrigeminal angiomatosis
  6. encephalous
  7. encephalovirus
  8. encephaloviruses
  9. encephalum
  10. encephaly
  11. encephelopathy

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