Cephalate

/ˈsɛfəleɪt/ adjective

Definition

Having a distinct or well-developed head.

Etymology

From Greek 'kephalē' (head) + '-ate' (suffix forming adjectives). The term simply means 'headed' or 'possessing a head' and is used in zoology to describe animals with clear head structures.

Kelly Says

When zoologists use the word 'cephalate,' they're drawing a biological line between creatures that evolved heads (like you) and those that never did (like jellyfish), marking one of nature's most important design innovations!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ሰይ
say
ARالعربية
رأس
ra's
BNবাংলা
শিরা
shi-ra
CACatalà
cefàlic
se-fa-lik
CSČeština
hlavá
hla-va
DADansk
hoved
ho-ved
DEDeutsch
kopf-
kopf-
ELΕλληνικά
κεφαλή
ke-fa-lee
ESEspañol
cefálico
se-fa-li-ko
FAفارسی
سر
sar
FISuomi
pää
paa
FRFrançais
céphalique
sef-ali-k
GUGU
થેડું
the-dun
HAHA
kafa
ka-fa
HEעברית
ראש
rosh
HIहिन्दी
शीर्ष
sheersh
HUMagyar
feje
fe-je
IDBahasa Indonesia
kepala
ke-pa-la
IGIG
ọhụụ
oh-hoo
ITItaliano
cefalo
che-fa-lo
JA日本語
頭部
atóbu
KKKK
бас
bas
KMKM
ច្បាស់
chbas
KO한국어
두부
du-bu
MRMR
मुळ
muul
MSBahasa Melayu
kepala
ke-pa-la
MYမြန်မာ
ကျောင်း
chaung
NLNederlands
hoofds
hoofds
NONorsk
hode
ho-deh
PAPA
ਸਿਰ
sir
PLPolski
głowy
glow-ee
PTPortuguês
cefálico
se-fa-li-ko
RORomână
cap
cap
RUРусский
черепной
cher-ep-noy
SVSvenska
huvud
hoo-vud
SWKiswahili
kichwa
ki-chwa
TAதமிழ்
தலை
tha-lai
TEతెలుగు
దెబ్బ
debb
THไทย
ศีรษะ
see-rat
TLTL
ulo
oo-lo
TRTürkçe
kafa
ka-fa
UKУкраїнська
головний
golov-niy
URاردو
سر
sar
VITiếng Việt
đầu
dow
YOYO
ọ̀yọ̀
oh-yo
ZH中文
头部的
tóubù de
ZUZU
umhlaba
oom-hla-ba

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