bicephalous

[bahy-sef-uh-luh s]

adjective Botany, Zoology.

having two heads.

Origin of bicephalous

First recorded in 1795–1805; bi-¹ + -cephalous

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British Dictionary definitions for bicephalous

bicephalous

adjective

biology having two heads

crescent-shaped

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Word Origin and History for bicephalous

adj.

1803, a hybrid from bi- + Latinized adjectival form of Greek kephale "head" (see cephalo-).