ACEPHALUS, an obsolete term for the tænia or p. 258.
* Descript. Amer. 1. 17. c. 22.
† In Ejh. Ger. dec. 1. an. 3. obf. 129. p. 134. Dec. 2. an. 9. obf. 148.
Acephalus, tape-worm, which was long supposed to be acephalous. Acer, the Maple-tree. See TÆNIA. The first who gave it a head was Tulpius; and after him, Fehr: The former even makes it biceps, or two-headed.