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Definition of Bicephalous
1. Adjective. Having two heads.
Definition of Bicephalous
1. a. Having two heads.
Definition of Bicephalous
1. Adjective. (zoology) Having two heads. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Bicephalous
1. Having two heads. Origin: Pref. Bi- + cephalous: cf. F. Bicephale. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bicephalous
Literary usage of Bicephalous
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Medico-chirurgical Review, and Journal of Practical Medicine (1844)
"bicephalous CHILD: LIGATURE OF ONE OF THE HEADS. On the 31st October, 1843, M.
Buhring was called to see a new-born infant, on the back of ..."
2. History: Fiction of Science? by Anatoly Fomenko (2005)
"... of Macedon as a Greek emperor, wearing a crown and holding an orb and a sceptre,
with either a bicephalous winged animal or two birds in the background. ..."
3. The London Literary Gazette and Journal of Belles Lettres, Arts, Sciences, Etc (1829)
"The bicephalous girl presented to the above mentioned was born at Sassari in ...
This infant, which perfectly resembled the bicephalous man, who lived to be ..."
4. The London Medical Gazette (1844)
"Having arrived, however, at the conclusion that the child was bicephalous, Dr.
Buering, the narrator of the case, determined to cut off one of ..."
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