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Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Having a head; applied chiefly to the former division of mollusks Cephalata, or Cephalophora (mollusks with a head). not-comparable, obsolete

Synonyms

All synonyms

cephalate

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κεφαλή (kephalḗ, “head”), with the suffix -ous.

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