-cephalic
suff.（后缀）
suff.（后缀）
- Having a specified kind or number of heads:
有…头的：有特定种类或特定数目的头的：
dolichocephalic.
有狭长头的人
-cephalic or -cephalous
combining form in adjective
indicating skull or head; -headed
⇒
brachycephalic
Derived Forms
-cephaly, -cephalism combining form in countable nounOrigin
from Greek -kephalos-cephalic
Word Origin
1
variant of -cephalous:
brachycephalic.
Origin
< Greek -kephal(os) -cephalous + -ic
Related Words
- -cephalous
- -cephaly
- brachycephalic
- cephalo-
- mesocephalic
- platycephalic
-cephalica word element meaning 'head', as in brachycephalic (related to cephalo-).
-cephalic
combining form
- equivalent to -CEPHALOUS.相当于
-CEPHALOUS .
ORIGIN: from Greek kephalē head + -ic
-cephalic
\ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\ adjective combining form
Etymology: New Latin -cephalus, French -céphale, English -cephalous + English -ic
: -headed : having (such) a head or (so many) heads
< brachycephalic >
< discocephalic >
< bicephalic >
• -ceph·a·lism\|sefəˌlizəm\ noun combining form -s
• -ceph·a·ly\-fəlē, -li\ noun combining form -es
< brachycephalic >
< discocephalic >
< bicephalic >
• -ceph·a·lism
• -ceph·a·ly
-cephalic
Suffix
- having the specified type of head or brain
- having the specified number of heads
Derived terms
English words suffixed with -cephalic