-encephalous

adjective combining form

-en·​ceph·​a·​lous

(ˌ)en¦sefələs,

ə̇n-,

ᵊn-

: having (such) a brain

micrencephalous

Word History

Etymology

Greek -enkephalos, from enkephalos brain

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