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schizocephaly

schizocephaly noun: the tribal practice of preserving the heads of warriors.

Noun

schizocephaly (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) The tribal practice of preserving the heads of warriors.

Origin of schizocephaly

From schizo- + -cephaly.

Questions about schizocephaly

What does schizocephaly mean?
Schizocephaly means the tribal practice of preserving the heads of warriors.
What part of speech is schizocephaly?
Schizocephaly is a noun.

Words near schizocephaly in the dictionary

  1. schizocarpous
  2. schizocarps
  3. schizocartographies
  4. schizocartography
  5. schizocele
  6. schizocephaly
  7. schizochroal
  8. schizochromism
  9. schizocoel
  10. schizocoele
  11. schizocoeles

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