Definition of Acephalous
A`ceph´a`lous
a.
1.
Headless
.
2.
(Zool.)
Without
a
distinct
head
; -
a
term
applied
to
bivalve
mollusks
.
3.
(Bot.)
Having
the
style
spring
from
the
base
,
instead
of
from
the
apex
,
as
is
the
case
in
certain
ovaries
.
4.
Without
a
leader
or
chief
.
5.
Wanting
the
beginning
.
A
false
or
acephalous
structure
of
sentence
.
- De Quincey.
6.
(Pros.)
Deficient
at
the
beginning
,
as
a
line
of
poetry
.
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