Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cephalopagus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cephalopa-gus
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Joined at the back of the head and fused in the upper portion of the body, with the bottom portions separate.

Etymology

From cephalo- + -pagus.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: cephalo
Suffix: pagus

Inflected Forms

cephalopagi (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

cephalothoracopagus

Questions

What does cephalopagus mean?: Joined at the back of the head and fused in the upper portion of the body, with the bottom portions separate.
Where does cephalopagus come from?: From cephalo- + -pagus.

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