Acephalous Definition
ā-sĕfə-ləs
adjective
Having no part of the body differentiated as the head.
Webster's New World
Having no leader.
Webster's New World
Headless or lacking a clearly defined head.
Acephalous worms.
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Origin of Acephalous
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From Medieval Latin acephalus from Greek akephalos a- without a–1 kephalē head –cephalous
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From French acéphale, from Ancient Greek ἀκέφαλος (akephalos, “headless”), from ἀ- (a-, “not”) + κεφαλή (kephalē, “head”).
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