céphalophore

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κεφαλή (kephalḗ, “head”) + -φορος (-phoros, “bearing”); in the Christian sense coined by French philosopher Marcel Hébert in 1914.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /se.fa.lɔ.fɔʁ/

Noun

céphalophore m or f (plural céphalophores)

1. cephalophore (saint)
2. (obsolete) cephalopod
3. (obsolete) cephalophore (fungal)

Derived terms

• céphalophorie
• céphalophorique

Descendants

• → English: cephalophore