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acephalous

/ey-sef-uh-luhs/US // eɪˈsɛf ə ləs //UK // (əˈsɛfələs) //

盲目的,盲文,盲目性,盲肠

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : Also a·ce·phal·ic [ey-suh-fal-ik]. /ˌeɪ səˈfæl ɪk/. Zoology. headless; lacking a distinct head.
    • : without a leader or ruler.

Examples

  • Based in Southeast Nigeria, this industrious and acephalous group has attracted a lot of attention from research in recent years.

  • Its cercari are usually found in an acephalous mollusc, known by the name of Cyclas cornea.

  • He found it more 'acephalous' than ever; 'less order; less unity of purpose.'

  • Such is a summary description of all the Acephalous Molluscs.

  • I cannot imagine anything more manifestly made to be a tyranny than such an acephalous aristocracy.

  • Almost all bivalve shells, or those of acephalous mollusca, are marine, about ten only out of ninety genera being freshwater.