LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

polycephalus

polycephalus (feminine polycephala, neuter polycephalum)

Meaning

  1. New LatinadjectiveA specific epithet for several organisms that appear to have many heads

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativepolycephaluspolycephalapolycephalum
genitivepolycephalīpolycephalaepolycephalī
dativepolycephalōpolycephalaepolycephalō
accusativepolycephalumpolycephalampolycephalum
ablativepolycephalōpolycephalāpolycephalō
vocativepolycephalepolycephalapolycephalum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativepolycephalīpolycephalaepolycephala
genitivepolycephalōrumpolycephalārumpolycephalōrum
dativepolycephalīspolycephalīspolycephalīs
accusativepolycephalōspolycephalāspolycephala
ablativepolycephalīspolycephalīspolycephalīs
vocativepolycephalīpolycephalaepolycephala

Origins

From Ancient Greek πολυκέφαλος (poluképhalos) from πολύς (polús, “many, much”) + κεφαλή (kephalḗ, “head”).

Quick answers

What does polycephalus mean in Latin?
polycephalus, a adjective, means “A specific epithet for several organisms that appear to have many heads”.