You searched for: “acephalous”
acephalous (adjective), more acephalous, most acephalous
1. Not having a head or a clearly defined head: Earthworms are obviously acephalous insects.
2. A reference to being without a leader or chief: After the chairperson of the Board of Education resigned, the Board was acephalous until an interim replacement was appointed.
3 Etymology: from Greek akephalos (via Latin), "headless"; from a-, "without" + kephale, "head" + -ous, "characterized by, of the nature of".
Without a leader, headless.
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acephalous, more acephalous, most acephalous
Not having a head or a clearly defined head, headless; without a leader or a chief officer. (1)
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