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cephalate

[ sef-uh-lit, -leyt ]

/ ˈsɛf ə lɪt, -ˌleɪt /

adjective Zoology.

having a head or headlike part.

Nearby words

cep, cepaceous, cephal-, cephalad, cephalalgia, cephalate, cephaledema, cephalexin, cephalhematocele, cephalhematoma, cephalhydrocele

Origin of cephalate

First recorded in 1860–65; cephal- + -ate¹

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