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acephalous

adjectivetécnico/ɐˈsɛfɐlu/low

a·ce·fa·lo

Definition

Having no head; lacking a head or leadership.
Fossils of acephalous animals were found.
The movement became acephalous after the leaders' arrest.
Common collocations
acephalous animalacephalous organization

Etymology

Do grego 'aképhalos', de 'a-' (sem) + 'kephalḗ' (cabeça).

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