| Acephal |
| One of the Acephala. |
| Acephala |
| That division of the Mollusca which includes the
bivalve shells, like the clams and oysters; -- so called because they
have no evident head. Formerly the group included the Tunicata,
Brachiopoda, and sometimes the Bryozoa. See Mollusca. |
| Acephalan |
| Same as Acephal. |
| Acephalan |
| Belonging to the Acephala. |
| Acephali |
| A fabulous people reported by ancient writers to have
heads. |
| Acephali |
| A Christian sect without a leader. |
| Acephali |
| Bishops and certain clergymen not under regular
diocesan control. |
| Acephali |
| A class of levelers in the time of K. Henry I. |
| Acephalist |
| One who acknowledges no head or superior. |
| Acephalocyst |
| A larval entozoon in the form of a subglobular or
oval vesicle, or hydatid, filled with fluid, sometimes found in the
tissues of man and the lower animals; -- so called from the absence of
a head or visible organs on the vesicle. These cysts are the immature
stages of certain tapeworms. Also applied to similar cysts of different
origin. |
