Hippocephalic

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Having a head shaped like that of a horse.

    "The slant-eyed man was small, but the great hippocephalic bird was there to see he was obeyed."

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"The slant-eyed man was small, but the great hippocephalic bird was there to see he was obeyed."

Etymology

From hippo- + cephalic.

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