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Type genus of the family Cynocephalidae
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cynocephalus
Word definitions for cynocephalus in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Cynocephalus \Cynocephalus\ n. the type genus of the family Cynocephalidae . Syn: genus Cynocephalus .
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Word definitions in Wikipedia
Cynocephalus may refer to; Cynocephaly , a Greek word, literally meaning "dog-head", for a number of mythical creatures with the heads or faces of dogs Philippine flying lemur ( Cynocephalus volans ), one of two species of flying lemurs Yellow baboon ( ...
Usage examples of cynocephalus.
The earthen plates covered with hieroglyphics still lay beside the mummy, and round it, carefully arranged at the points of the compass, stood the four jars with the heads of the hawk, the jackal, the cynocephalus, and man, the jars in which were placed the hair, the nail parings, the heart, and other special portions of the body.
For a moment I thought I was dreaming still: the cynocephalus was climbing upon the crenellations of the wall.
I like to think that he was happy there, meditating his fill, resisting some wonderful temptations and communing betimes with passing Anthropophagi, Cynocephali, Nisnas, Blemmyes and Sciapods.
Apart from their custom of eating meat cut from living beasts, they are accursed because of their alleged association with the Cynocephalus hamadryas (Sacred Baboon).