erythrocephalus

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Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐρυθρός (eruthrós, red) (compare English erythro-) + κεφαλή (kephalḗ, head).

Pronunciation

Adjective

The Red-headed Woodpecker, Melanerpes erythrocephalus.

erythrocephalus (feminine erythrocephala, neuter erythrocephalum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. (New Latin) red-headed, having a red head

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.