SINCE 1828
hemicephalous
adjective
hemi·ceph·a·lous
| \ "+¦sefələs\
variants:
or hemicephalic \ "+sə̇¦falik
\
Definition of hemicephalous
: having a poorly differentiated but distinct head
—used of the larvae of various flies
— compare eucephalous
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