PARACEPHALUS

(Lat.), n. m. Pa2r(pa3r)-a3-se2f(keaf)'aal- (a3l)-u3s(u4s). From irapa, beside, and K aAjj. the head. Fr., paracephnlien. Of Geoffrey St.-Hilaire, a monster having a deformed but large head, a distinct face with rudimentary mouth and sensory organs, and thoracic members, [a, 34.J P. apus. A p. in which there are the trunk and vestiges of a head, the limbs being absent. [L, 87 (a, 34).] P. dip us. A p. in which the thoracic limbs may be absent while there are abdominal limbs. [L, 87 (a, 34).] P. pseudo-a cormus. A p. in which the trunk is rudimentary. [L, 87 (a, 34).] [s. 207]