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acephalan
acephalan, a. and n. (əˈsɛfələn) [f. prec. + -an.] 1. adj. Of or pertaining to the acephala.Mod. An animal of the acephalan type..One skilled in acephalan zoology. 2. n. An animal of the division acephala.1856 Woodward Man. Mollusca 49 Viviparous reproduction..appears to take place in the acephalans... Oxford English Dictionary
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acephala
‖ acephala, n. pl. Zool. (əˈsɛfələ) [late L. acephala, a. Gr. ἀκέϕαλα adj. neut. pl. = headless (sc. animalia).] Name given (by Lamarck) to one of the two great divisions of Molluscs. The sing. is supplied by acephal or more commonly acephalan.1847 Carpenter Zool. §876 The Conchiferous Acephala, wit... Oxford English Dictionary
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acephal
† acephal, a. and n. Obs. rare Also asephal. [a. Fr. acéphale, ad. late L. acephal-us: see Acephali.] A. adj. Having no head or chief; = acephalous.1549 Compl. Scot. xx. 167 There is ane vthir sort of veyris callit battellis asephales, that is, quhen the pepil gadris togiddir in ane grit conuentione... Oxford English Dictionary
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