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Headed vs Dicephalous - What's the difference?

headed | dicephalous |

As adjectives the difference between headed and dicephalous

is that headed is having a head or heading while dicephalous is two-headed.

As a verb headed

is (head).

headed

English

Etymology 1

Adjective

(head)
  • Having a head or heading.
  • Going towards a certain direction.
    • Southward headed caravans
  • (of paper) Having the sender's name, address, etc. pre-printed at the top.
  • (in combination) Having a head with specified characteristics.
    • Derived terms
    * fair-headed * fairheaded * wrong-headed * wrongheaded

    Etymology 2

    See (head) (verb)

    Verb

    (head)
  • (head)
    • Smith headed the team last summer

    dicephalous

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Two-headed.
    • She gave birth to dicephalous conjoined twins

    Related terms

    * dicephaly * dicephalus dipus