megacephalic etymology

English word megacephalic comes from English mega-, English -cephalic ((type or number of) head.)

Detailed word origin of megacephalic

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
mega- English (eng) (computing) Multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 220 (= 1,048,576, the binary number closest to a million). Computing symbol: Mi.. (computing, marketing) Multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 213 × 53 (= 1,024,000, the binary round number closest to a million).. (originally) Very large, great.. In the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, [...]
-cephalic English (eng) (type or number of) head.
megacephalic English (eng) (botany, zoology) Having an extremely large head.

Words with the same origin as megacephalic

Descendants of mega-
mega megabrand megacaryocyte megacelebrity megacentre megacyclothem megadecibel megaesophagus megahotel megaisochore megalithic megalitre megameter megamind megamosque megampere megapenis megaphone megaplex megapop megarecession megaspore megastar megaton megaverdict
Descendants of -cephalic
cynocephalic leptocephalic megalocephalic monocephalic nanocephalic normocephalic plagiocephalic polycephalic zoocephalic