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bicephalous

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Having two heads.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: dicephalous, bicephalic

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

having two heads

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh1 Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Italic *dwi- Latin bi-bor. English bi- English -cephalous English bicephalous From bi- + -cephalous.

Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 雙頭的 /双头的 (shuāngtóu de) — Having two heads
  • Chinese Mandarin: 兩頭的 /两头的 (liǎngtóu de) — Having two heads
  • Estonian: kahepäine — Having two heads
  • Finnish: kaksipäinen — Having two heads
  • French: bicéphale — Having two heads
  • German: zweiköpfig — Having two heads
  • German: doppelköpfig — Having two heads
  • Japanese: 双頭の (sōtō no) — Having two heads
  • Latin: biceps — Having two heads
  • Polish: dwugłowy — Having two heads
  • Portuguese: bicéfalo — Having two heads
  • Russian: двугла́вый (dvuglávyj) — Having two heads
  • Russian: двухголо́вый (dvuxgolóvyj) — Having two heads
  • Spanish: bicéfalo — Having two heads