| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| -cephalic or -cephalous | |
| —adj combining form | |
| indicating skull or head; -headed: brachycephalic | |
| [from Greek -kephalos] | |
| -cephalous or -cephalous | |
| —adj combining form | |
| [from Greek -kephalos] | |
| -cephaly or -cephalous | |
| —n combining form | |
| -cephalism or -cephalous | |
| —n combining form | |
-cephalous suff.
Having a specified kind of head or number of heads: nanocephalous.