-cephalous
1.
a combining form meaning “having a head or heads” of the specified sort or number:
brachycephalous.
Also,
-cephalic
.
Origin
<
Greek
-kephalos
-headed, derivative of
kephalḗ
head; see
-ous
British Dictionary definitions for
-cephalous
-cephalic
combining form
1.
indicating skull or head; -headed:
brachycephalic
Derived Forms
-cephaly,
-cephalism,
combining_form:in_noun:countable
Word Origin
from Greek
-kephalos
-cephalous
in Medicine
-cephalous
suff.
Having a specified kind of head or number of heads:
nanocephalous.