Acephalous
61Blemmya — One of the many kinds of monster found in the margins of illuminated MSS or in cathedrals. Blemmyae were creatures somewhat like human beings, except they lacked heads: their eyes and mouths were on the chest. The name is taken from a people of… …
62segmentary societies — See acephalous …
63stateless societies — A general term which is often applied to acephalous or segmented societies, which lack a centralized state authority, but is occasionally (though incorrectly) extended to include those societies which have a political system based on an… …
64amorphous — a. 1. Irregular, shapeless, formless, unshapen. 2. Structureless, non crystalline. 3. Characterless, misshapen, vague, unorganized, disorganized, chaotic, confused, clumsy. See acephalous …
65headless — a. 1. Acephalous. 2. Beheaded. 3. Imprudent, senseless, rash, obstinate, stubborn, heady. See headstrong …
66headless — adj 1. acephalous, acephalic, topless, crownless; decapitated, decollated, beheaded, guillotined. 2. leaderless, undirected, unguided, ungoverned, reinless, rudderless; aimless, directionless, wayward, rambling, roving. 3. unintelligent, stupid,… …
67headless — [hed′lis] adj. [ME hevedles < OE heafodleas] 1. without a head; specif., a) organically without a head; acephalous b) beheaded 2. without a leader or director 3. stupid; brainless …
68biological science — noun the science that studies living organisms • Syn: ↑biology • Derivationally related forms: ↑biologic (for: ↑biology), ↑biological (for: ↑biology), ↑ …
69headless — adjective 1. not having a head or formed without a head (Freq. 2) the headless horseman brads are headless nails • Ant: ↑headed • Similar to: ↑acephalous, ↑beheaded, ↑ …
70acephalic — |āsə̇|falik adjective Etymology: a (II) + cephalic : acephalous …
