Talk:cephalis

RFV discussion: July 2019
The correct word is. I think is a ghost word. I found one instance of cephalibus, which appears to be a misprint for cephalicus. Benwing2 (talk) 07:26, 16 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Apart from the mystery where this comes from, there is also the non-word claimed as a contributor to the etymology, which makes this entry even more mysterious. There is a Greek noun, a diminutive of .  is a correct word, but as far as I see it does not mean “bowl-shaped”.  --Lambiam 08:03, 16 July 2019 (UTC)
 * It turns out that Mugil cephalis is a rather common misspelling of Mugil cephalus, and likewise for Leuciscus cephalus, Squalius cephalus, etc. --Lambiam 20:09, 16 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Deleted; we now have a Translingual entry indicating that cephalis is a misspelling for cephalus, which I think is sufficient. Benwing2 (talk) 04:51, 25 July 2019 (UTC)