cephalous

¹

[ sef-uh-luhs ]

adjective

1. having a head.

-cephalous

²

1. a combining form meaning “having a head or heads” of the specified sort or number:

   brachycephalous.

Word History and Origins

Origin of cephalous¹

First recorded in 1870–75; cephal- + -ous

Origin of cephalous²

< Greek -kephalos -headed, derivative of kephalḗ head; -ous