snakehead
[ sneyk-hed ]
noun
a turtlehead plant.
any elongate fish of the family Channidae (or Ophicephalidae), having a large head with a deeply cleft mouth and able to breathe atmospheric oxygen.
Origin of snakehead
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British Dictionary definitions for snakehead
snakehead
/ (ˈsneɪkˌhed) /
noun
a Chinese criminal involved in the illegal transport of Chinese citizens to other parts of the world
Origin of snakehead
1C20: origin uncertain
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