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acephalous
[ ey-sef-uh-luhs ]
adjective
- Also ²¹Â·³¦±ð·±è³ó²¹±ô·¾±³¦ [] Zoology. headless; lacking a distinct head.
- without a leader or ruler.
acephalous
/ əˈ²õÉ›´ÚÉ™±ôÉ™²õ /
adjective
- having no head or one that is reduced and indistinct, as certain insect larvae
- having or recognizing no ruler or leader
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of acephalous1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of acephalous1
Example Sentences
Unlike the rigidly hierarchical Afghan Taliban, Pakistan’s insurgency has a decentralized, almost acephalous quality in which most power rests with the ruling shura, or leadership council.
Only one of my books is without a preface,—though some of them are disguised as notes, or forewords, or afterwords,—and I hereby apologize for the acephalous condition of that volume.
Sandiford had divided acephalous animals into three classes: the first, in which the head was wanting; the second, where other organs were also missing; and the third, where the fœtus presented an unformed mass.
The presence of a brain is not essential, because acephalous monsters develop without brain, and they are born alive; they have a vital principle which is identical with the soul.
We, in consequence, were fully able to visit the treasure of Atreus and the ruins of Mycen� without fear or risk from those acephalous enemies.
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