cephalon
[ sef-uh-lon, -luh n ]
/ ˈsɛf əˌlɒn, -lən /
noun, plural ceph·a·la [sef-uh-luh] /ˈsɛf ə lə/. Zoology.
the head, especially of an arthropod.
Origin of cephalon
1870–75; < New Latin, for Greek
kephalḗ head
Words nearby cephalon
Example sentences from the Web for cephala
The other genera probably had the same number, but the full structure of the under part of their cephala is not known.
The Appendages, Anatomy, and Relationships of Trilobites |Percy Edward Raymond