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Meaning of cephalophore | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. Any of a group of saints depicted in art carrying heads in their hands.
  2. Synonym of cephalopod: a mollusk of the class Cephalopoda.
    obsolete

Equivalents

Français céphalophore céphalophore
Polski kefaloforia

Examples

“According to William of Worcester, quite a large number of Cornish saints were cephalophores: besides S. Nectan and S. Willow, he tells us that “there were three brothers under the name of Genesius and each one carried his head.””

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

cephaloplastin cephalopod cephalopode cephalopolysyndactyly cephaloprothorax cephaloradiograph

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