poliocephalus

== Latin == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek πολῐός (polĭós, “grey”) + κεφᾰλή (kephălḗ, “head”) + Latin -us (suffix forming adjectives). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [pɔ.li.ɔˈkɛ.pʰa.ɫʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [po.li.oˈt͡ʃɛː.fa.lus] === Adjective === poliocephalus (feminine poliocephala, neuter poliocephalum); first/second-declension adjective Used as a specific epithet; having a gray head. ==== Usage notes ==== Used exclusively as a taxonomic epithet and thus normally in the nominative singular; other inflections may be theoretical or rarely found. ==== Declension ==== First/second-declension adjective.