bicephalic
Having two heads
Bicephalic means having two heads.
The term appears in medical and biological contexts to describe conjoined twins or animals born with two heads, and in mythology or heraldry to describe two-headed creatures: the bicephalic eagle of the Byzantine Empire.
Bicephalous means the same thing.
Roman god of doorways
- hydraFreshwater cnidarian polyp
- AgniVedic flame deity
- chimeraUnrealistic fantasy or hybrid
- ScyllaSix-headed mythical beast
double-faced · guardian · threshold · duality · transformation · omen
Possessing twin craniums
- conjoinedAttached, sharing parts
- twinOne of matched pair
- fusedJoined by melting together
- bifurcatedDivided into two branches
Abnormally developed structure
- anomalyDeparture from the expected
- congenitalExisting from birth
- syndromeLinked symptoms forming pattern
- teratologyStudy of developmental defects
embryonic · developmental · genetic · mutation · separation · cranial · bifurcation · rare
Janus
Roman god of doorways
Scylla · double-faced · guardian · threshold · duality · transformation · omen
two-headed
Possessing twin craniums
malformation
Abnormally developed structure
- anomalyDeparture from the expected
- congenitalExisting from birth
- syndromeLinked symptoms forming pattern
teratology · embryonic · developmental · genetic · mutation · separation · cranial · bifurcation · rare · specimen
double-headed
Having two heads
- eagleLarge predatory bird
- Janus-facedHaving contradictory aspects
- emblemRepresentational sign or device
crest · Byzantine · Russian · Albanian · Habsburg · imperial · sovereign · facing · crowned
cephalic, cephalopod, encephalitis, encephalopathy, hydrocephalus, microcephaly, macrocephaly, brachycephalic, bicycle