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Pseudo-Greek[edit]

The original authors (Modesta et al., 1999) state (p. 332): "The generic name is from the Greek words anomos and cephalos, meaning `lawless' and `head', respectively." This derivation is incorporated without any futher remark in the present Wiki article. Although ἄνομος is attested in ancient Greek as lawless, cephalos is merely pseudo-Greek, due to it's Latin c and the incorrect ending os. In ancient Greek κεφαλή was used for head. Is it sufficient to make a remark (with reference to a general Greek dictionary, like Liddle & Scott) that cephalos is not attested in ancient Greek, or do we have to use a reference that specifically analyses "anomocephalus" (and correctly identifies κεφαλή)? Wimpus (talk) 20:09, 20 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

To what end is that needed? The intended word is clear.--Kev min § 01:05, 22 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

It might give the reader the false impression that cephalos would be the word for head. In this case, it could be an innocuous spelling mistake, but alternatively the writers might actually meant κέφαλος (kephalos), the word for a species of mullet. Wimpus (talk) 05:20, 22 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]