Tetracephalous

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Having four heads. not-comparable

    "After the squabbling children of the old company president could not decide who ought to succeed her, they settled on an uneasy tetracephalous leadership structure in which they all shared executive duties equally."

Synonyms

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quadricephalous

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"After the squabbling children of the old company president could not decide who ought to succeed her, they settled on an uneasy tetracephalous leadership structure in which they all shared executive duties equally."

Etymology

From tetra- + -cephalous.

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