multiheaded
adjective
mul·ti·head·ed
ˌməl-tē-ˈhe-dəd 
-ˌtī-
: having more than one head
a multiheaded monster
… depending on who you ask, it's either allowed the multiheaded company to work or created bitter rivalries among the divisions.—
Daniel McGinn
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On one side of the strait lies Scylla, a multiheaded monster who devours sailors six at a time.
—Scott Sellers, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2022
Yet, like a multiheaded hydra, the industry seems to be surviving legal onslaughts in countries like India and branching into newer, more vulnerable places such as Iraq and sub-Saharan Africa.
—Yudhijit Bhattacharjee, Discover Magazine, 12 Aug. 2010
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Scott Sellers, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2022
Yet, like a multiheaded hydra, the industry seems to be surviving legal onslaughts in countries like India and branching into newer, more vulnerable places such as Iraq and sub-Saharan Africa.
—Yudhijit Bhattacharjee, Discover Magazine, 12 Aug. 2010
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“Multiheaded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/multiheaded. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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