monocephalic
|mo-no-ce-phal-ic|
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/ˌmoʊnəˈsɛfəlɪk/
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/ˌmɒnəˈsɛfəlɪk/
single-headed
Etymology
'monocephalic' originates from New Latin/Modern coinage based on Greek 'monokephalós', where 'mono-' meant 'single' and 'kephalē' meant 'head'.
'monokephalós' (Greek) → New Latin/Neo-Latin 'monocephalus/monocephalic' → English 'monocephalic'.
Initially, it meant 'having one head' in literal anatomical or descriptive senses, and this basic meaning has been retained in modern usage.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
the condition of being monocephalic; having a single head.
Researchers noted monocephaly in several fossilized specimens.
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Adjective 1
having a single head; single-headed (used of animals, anatomical descriptions, or mythological creatures).
The specimen was monocephalic, unlike other related species that are polycephalic.
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