polycephalous
/ˌpɒlɪˈsɛfələs/ /ˌpɒlɪˈsɛf(ə)ləs/ /ˌpɒlɪˈkɛfələs/adjective
Having many heads.
Origin
Mid 17th century; earliest use found in Thomas Pierce (d. 1691), dean of Salisbury and religious controversialist. From post-classical Latin polycephalus and its etymon ancient Greek πολυκέϕαλος many-headed (from πολυ- + -κέϕαλος: see -cephalous) + -ous.
- Beijing
- be in at the death
- be in at the kill
- be in credit
- be in debit
- be in for
- be in (full) flood
- being
- beingless
- beingness
- be in good company
- be in good (or bad) odour with
- be in (on) the secret
- be in (or of) two minds
- be in (or out of) luck
- be in (or out of) one's element
- be in (or out of) the frame
- be in over one's head
- be in pictures
- be in someone's debt
- be in someone's good (or bad) graces
- be in something for the long haul
- be in stays
- be in the doghouse
- be in the know