"cephaloid" meaning in English

See cephaloid in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more cephaloid [comparative], most cephaloid [superlative]
Etymology: From cephalo- + -oid. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|cephalo|oid}} cephalo- + -oid Head templates: {{en-adj}} cephaloid (comparative more cephaloid, superlative most cephaloid)
  1. Shaped like the head or the brain. Synonyms: headlike
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