polycephalus

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πολυκέφαλος (poluképhalos) from πολύς (polús, “many, much”) + κεφαλή (kephalḗ, “head”).

Adjective

polycephalus (feminine polycephala, neuter polycephalum); first/second-declension adjective

1. (New Latin) A specific epithet for several organisms that appear to have many heads

Usage notes

• Used exclusively as a taxonomic epithet and thus normally in the nominative singular; other inflections may be theoretical or rarely found.

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	polycephalus	polycephala	polycephalum		polycephalī	polycephalae	polycephala
genitive	polycephalī	polycephalae	polycephalī		polycephalōrum	polycephalārum	polycephalōrum
dative	polycephalō	polycephalae	polycephalō		polycephalīs
accusative	polycephalum	polycephalam	polycephalum		polycephalōs	polycephalās	polycephala
ablative	polycephalō	polycephalā	polycephalō		polycephalīs
vocative	polycephale	polycephala	polycephalum		polycephalī	polycephalae	polycephala

Derived terms

• Gnaphalium polycephalum
• Physarum polycephalum
• Tanacetum polycephalum