acephalous

[ ey-sef-uh-luhs ]

/ eɪˈsɛf ə ləs /

adjective

Also a·ce·phal·ic

[ey-suh-fal-ik]. /ˌeɪ səˈfæl ɪk/. Zoology. headless; lacking a distinct head.

without a leader or ruler.

Origin of acephalous

1725–35; <Greek aképhalos;see a-⁶, -cephalous

Words nearby acephalous

acephalocyst, acephalogasteria, acephalorrhachia, acephalostomia, acephalothoracia, acephalous, acephaly, acephate, ace point, acequia, acer

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Example sentences from the Web for acephalous

I cannot imagine anything more manifestly made to be a tyranny than such an acephalous aristocracy.
What I Saw in America|G. K. Chesterton
But in its present acephalous condition it is but a fragment of sciencea headless corpse, unfit to rank among complete sciences.
Buchanan's Journal of Man, April 1887|Various
He found it more 'acephalous' than ever; 'less order; less unity of purpose.'
The Life of William Ewart Gladstone, Vol. 1 (of 3)|John Morley
Anarchism, with its knife and bomb, is a miscarriage of Socialism, an acephalous birth from that fruitful mother.
New Worlds For Old|Herbert George Wells

Its cercari are usually found in an acephalous mollusc, known by the name of Cyclas cornea.
Animal Parasites and Messmates|P. J. Van Beneden

British Dictionary definitions for acephalous

acephalous

/ (əˈsɛfələs) /

adjective

having no head or one that is reduced and indistinct, as certain insect larvae

having or recognizing no ruler or leader

Word Origin for acephalous

C18: via Medieval Latin from Greek akephalos. See a- 1, -cephalic

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单词	acephalous
释义	acephalous [ ey-sef-uh-luhs ] / eɪˈsɛf ə ləs / adjective Also a·ce·phal·ic [ey-suh-fal-ik]. /ˌeɪ səˈfæl ɪk/. Zoology. headless; lacking a distinct head. without a leader or ruler. Origin of acephalous 1725–35; <Greek aképhalos;see a-⁶, -cephalous Words nearby acephalous acephalocyst, acephalogasteria, acephalorrhachia, acephalostomia, acephalothoracia, acephalous, acephaly, acephate, ace point, acequia, acer Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for acephalous I cannot imagine anything more manifestly made to be a tyranny than such an acephalous aristocracy. What I Saw in America\|G. K. Chesterton But in its present acephalous condition it is but a fragment of sciencea headless corpse, unfit to rank among complete sciences. Buchanan's Journal of Man, April 1887\|Various He found it more 'acephalous' than ever; 'less order; less unity of purpose.' The Life of William Ewart Gladstone, Vol. 1 (of 3)\|John Morley Anarchism, with its knife and bomb, is a miscarriage of Socialism, an acephalous birth from that fruitful mother. New Worlds For Old\|Herbert George Wells Its cercari are usually found in an acephalous mollusc, known by the name of Cyclas cornea. Animal Parasites and Messmates\|P. J. Van Beneden British Dictionary definitions for acephalous acephalous / (əˈsɛfələs) / adjective having no head or one that is reduced and indistinct, as certain insect larvae having or recognizing no ruler or leader Word Origin for acephalous C18: via Medieval Latin from Greek akephalos. See a- 1, -cephalic Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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