polycephalic etymology

English word polycephalic comes from English poly- (Many. Polymer.), English -cephalic ((type or number of) head.)

Detailed word origin of polycephalic

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
poly- English (eng) Many. Polymer.
-cephalic English (eng) (type or number of) head.
polycephalic English (eng) Having more than one head.

Words with the same origin as polycephalic

Descendants of poly-
polyamorous polyamory polyangular polycarbonate polycarpic polydeism polydiverse polyembryo polyester polyethylene polyfoam polygamous polyglandular polygraph polyketide polymer polyneuritis polyphonic polyphony polypropylene polystyrene polysulfone resin polyurethane polyvinyl styrofoam
Descendants of -cephalic
cynocephalic leptocephalic megacephalic megalocephalic monocephalic nanocephalic normocephalic plagiocephalic zoocephalic