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What is another word for Cephalous?

Pronunciation: [sˈɛfələs] (IPA)

Cephalous is a term that refers to having a head or a specific shape related to the head. Some synonyms that can be used instead of cephalous include heady, cranial, and capital. Other synonyms that are related to this term include skull-shaped, cerebral, and encephalic. Cephalic is another synonym that is widely used and refers to the pertaining of the head or brain. Additionally, ceratoid, which is used in reference to having a head or projection resembling a horn, can also be used as a synonym for cephalous. These words can be used interchangeably to describe anatomical or physiological features related to the head or brain.
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The shell-fish with which he dealt specially were those distinguished as Cephalous, because, unlike creatures such as the oyster and mussel, they had something readily comparable with the head of vertebrates.
"Thomas Henry Huxley; A Sketch Of His Life And Work"
P. Chalmers Mitchell
The anatomy of many of the Cephalous molluscs was known, but the relation of structures present in one to structures present in another group had not been settled.
"Thomas Henry Huxley; A Sketch Of His Life And Work"
P. Chalmers Mitchell
He shewed how the widely different groups of Cephalous molluscs could be conceived as modifications of this structure, and extended the conception so as to cover all other molluscs.
"Thomas Henry Huxley; A Sketch Of His Life And Work"
P. Chalmers Mitchell

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