Bicephalous
/baɪˈsɛf.ə.ləs/noun
Having two heads or two chief leaders.
Did you know?Its Greek roots literally mean “two-headed,” and the same head-word family gave English words like cephalopod, which names creatures with “head-feet” like octopuses.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Gk
δίκεφαλος (díkephalos)
“two-headed”
Late Latin
Lat
bicephalus
“two-headed”
Middle English
Eng
bicephalous
“two-headed; having two heads or leaders”
Modern English
Eng
bicephalous
“having two heads or two principal parts or leaders”
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