cynocephalous

adjective

cyn·​o·​cephalous

variants or less commonly cynocephalic

¦sinō,

¦sīnō,

-nə+

: having a head or face like that of a dog

Word History

Etymology

cynocephalous from Greek kynokephalos; cynocephalic from Greek kynokephalos + English -ic

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