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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Bicephalous

Bicephalous \Bi*ceph"a*lous\, a. [Pref. bi- + cephalous: cf. F. bic['e]phale.] Having two heads. [1913 Webster] ||

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
bicephalous

1803, a hybrid from bi- + Latinized adjectival form of Greek kephale "head" (see cephalo-).

Wiktionary
bicephalous

a. (context zoology English) Having two heads.

WordNet
bicephalous

adj. having two heads

Usage examples of "bicephalous".

He glanced down at her bicephalous shadow on the floor It hinted at a terrible Justicethis shadow shape.

It was a bicephalous child that lived thirty-two hours after he had ligated one of its heads.