Xanthocephalus

noun

Xan·​tho·​ceph·​a·​lus

ˌzan(t)thōˈsefələs

: a genus of blackbirds comprising only the yellow-headed blackbird of western North America

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from xanth- + -cephalus

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