snakehead

[ sneyk-hed ]

noun
  1. a turtlehead plant.

  2. 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

1
An Americanism dating back to 1775–85; snake + head

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British Dictionary definitions for snakehead

snakehead

/ (ˈsneɪkˌhed) /


noun
  1. a Chinese criminal involved in the illegal transport of Chinese citizens to other parts of the world

Origin of snakehead

1
C20: origin uncertain

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