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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CEPHALON

CEPHALON Ceph "a *lon, n. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: The head.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

cephalon

ceph a lon |ˈsefəˌlän, -lən ˈsɛfəlɑn | noun Zoology (in some arthropods, esp. trilobites ) the region of the head, composed of fused segments. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from Greek kephalē head.

 

Cephalonia

Cephalonia |ˌkɛfəˈləʊnɪə | a Greek island in the Ionian Sea; pop. 38,000 (est. 2006 ). Greek name Kefallinía.

 

Oxford Dictionary

cephalon

cephalon |ˈsɛfəlɒn, ˈkɛf -| noun Zoology (in some arthropods, especially trilobites ) the region of the head, composed of fused segments. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from Greek kephalē head .

 

Cephalonia

Cephalonia |ˌkɛfəˈləʊnɪə | a Greek island in the Ionian Sea; pop. 38,000 (est. 2006 ). Greek name Kefallinía.