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Redhead

Red′headˊ

(-h?dˊ)
,
Noun.
1.
A person having red hair.
2.
(Zool.)
(a)
An American duck (
Aythya Americana
) highly esteemed as a game bird. It is closely allied to the canvasback, but is smaller and its head brighter red. Called also
red-headed duck
.
American poachard
,
grayback
, and
fall duck
. See Illust. under
Poachard
.
(b)
The red-headed woodpecker. See
Woodpecker
.
3.
(Bot.)
A kind of milkweed (
Asclepias Curassavica
) with red flowers. It is used in medicine.

Definition 2024


redhead

redhead

English

A redhead
A readhead duck

Noun

redhead (plural redheads)

  1. A person with red hair.
  2. A North American duck (Aythya americana) highly esteemed as a game bird.
  3. A kind of milkweed (Asclepia curassavica), with red flowers, formerly used in medicine.
  4. Chinese red-headed centipede
  5. red-headed bunting (Emberiza bruniceps)
  6. red-headed titi (Callicebus regulus)
  7. red-headed vulture (Sarcogyps calvus)
  8. red-headed woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus)

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