cynocephalus
noun
cynocephalus is spelled C-Y-N-O-C-E-P-H-A-L-U-S: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 72 million words in written English, the 269,040th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, cynocephalus means “A creature with the head of a dog or jackal and the body of a human” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of cynocephalus is cynocephali.
How many letters and syllables are in cynocephalus?
| Letters | 12: C-Y-N-O-C-E-P-H-A-L-U-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 72 million words; the 269,040th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is cynocephalus?
Cynocephalus appears about once in every 72 million words in written English, the 269,040th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of cynocephalus
- cynocephali plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cynocephalus mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A creature with the head of a dog or jackal and the body of a human.
- 2
A creature with the head of a dog or jackal and the body of a nonhuman ape.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does cynocephalus come from?
From Latin cynocephalus; by surface analysis, cyno- + translingual -cephalus.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).