An organism, particularly a mollusk, that lacks a distinct head or cephalic region.
From Greek a- (without) and kephale (head), plus -an (relating to). Scientific Latin term from 18th-century taxonomy for headless animals.
Acephalans like certain clams literally don't have heads—yet they manage to eat, reproduce, and thrive, showing evolution's remarkable ability to build complex bodies without brains.
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