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janiceps

janiceps noun: conjoined twins whose heads are fused together but look in opposite directions.

Noun

janiceps pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) conjoined twins whose heads are fused together but look in opposite directions

Origin of janiceps

From Latin Iānus (“two-headed god”) + -ceps (“headed”).

Questions about janiceps

What does janiceps mean?
Janiceps means conjoined twins whose heads are fused together but look in opposite directions.
What part of speech is janiceps?
Janiceps is a noun.

Words near janiceps in the dictionary

  1. Janiaks
  2. Janian
  3. Janice
  4. Janicek
  5. Janiceks
  6. janiceps
  7. Janices
  8. Janicki
  9. Janickis
  10. Janiculan
  11. Janiculum

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