aceph·a·lous /(ˌ)eˈsɛfələs, əˈsɛ-/
(a.)無頭的,群龍無首的
aceph·a·lous /(ˈ)eˈsɛfələs, əˈsɛf-/ 形容詞
無頭的
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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acephalous
adj : lacking a head or a clearly defined head; "acephalous worms"