acephalous Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite lacking a head or a clearly defined head
    • acephalous worms

WordNet

A*ceph"a*lous adjective
Etymology
See Acephal.
Definitions
  1. Headless.
  2. (Zoöl.) 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 and the beginning, as a line of poetry. Brande.

Webster 1913