dicephalous

American

[dahy-sef-uh-luhs] / daɪˈsɛf ə ləs /

adjective

having two heads; two-headed.

dicephalous British

/ daɪˈsɛfələs /

adjective

having two heads

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Other Word Forms

dicephalism

noun

Etymology

Origin of dicephalous

First recorded in 1800–10, dicephalous is from the Greek word diképhalos two-headed. See di- ¹, -cephalous

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