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  • Cephalus
    Cephalus
    noun
    the husband of Procris.
  • -cephalus
    -cephalus
    combining form
    denoting a cephalic abnormality

Cephalus

American  
[sef-uh-luhs] / ˈsɛf ə ləs /

noun

Classical Mythology.

  1. the husband of Procris.

-cephalus British  

combining form

  1. denoting a cephalic abnormality

    hydrocephalus
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Etymology

Origin of -cephalus

New Latin -cephalus; see -cephalic

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