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monocephalous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mono-cephalous
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having a single head.

adj

Having a single head.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek μονοκέφαλος (monoképhalos). By surface analysis, mono- + -cephalous.

Frequently Paired Words

bicephalous tricephalous tetracephalous pentacephalous

Questions

What does monocephalous mean?
Having a single head.
Where does monocephalous come from?
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek μονοκέφαλος (monoképhalos). By surface analysis, mono- + -cephalous.

How to pronounce monocephalous

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