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acephalous

/əˈsɛfələs/ · adjective

Meaning

  1. Headless
  2. (applied to bivalve mollusks) Without a distinct head.
  3. Having the style spring from the base, instead of from the apex, as is the case in certain ovaries
  4. Without a leader or chief.
  5. Without a beginning
  6. Deficient in the beginning, as a line of poetry that is missing its expected opening syllable

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Sources

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