bluehead

noun

a wrasse, Thalassoma bifasciatum, of Atlantic seas, the adult male of which has a brilliant purplish-blue head.

Origin:
blue + head

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bluehead
noun
small Atlantic wrasse the male of which has a brilliant blue head

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