-cephalous
suff.（后缀）
语源
suff.（后缀）
- Having a specified kind of head or number of heads:
有头的：有确定种类的或一定数目的头的：
dicephalous.
双头的
语源
- From Greek -kephalos
源自 希腊语 -kephalos - from kephalē [head] * see ghebh-el-
源自 kephalē [头] *参见 ghebh-el-
-cephalous
Word Origin
1
a combining form meaning “having a head or heads” of the specified sort or number:
brachycephalous.
Also, -cephalic.
Origin
< Greek -kephalos -headed, derivative of kephalḗ head; see -ous
Related Words
- -cephalic
- acanthocephalan
- encephalon
- hydrocephalus
- leptocephalus
- macrocephalic
-cephalousa word element related to cephalo-.
[cephal- + -ous]-cephalous
combining form
- -headed (used most commonly in medical terms)【医】表示“…头的”（最常用于医学词汇）：
-
macrocephalous
词源
based on Greek kephalē 'head'+-OUS .
ORIGIN: from Greek kephalē head + -ous
-ceph·a·lous
\|sefələs\ adjective combining form
Etymology: Greek -kephalos, from kephalē — more at cephalic
: -cephalic
-cephalous
Suffix
- having a specified type of head
- having a specified number of heads
Derived terms
English words suffixed with -cephalous