snakehead

[ sneyk-hed ]

noun

1. a turtlehead plant.
2. any elongate fish of the family Channidae (or Ophicephalidae), having a large head heads with a deeply cleft mouth and able to breathe atmospheric oxygen.

snakehead

/ ˈsneɪkˌhed /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of snakehead¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of snakehead¹

C20: origin uncertain

Example Sentences

Potomac now home to ugly invasive voracious snakehead predator species.

From The Daily Beast

The catch was confirmed by the International Game Fish Association, replacing the two-ounce snakehead caught in Japan in 2004.

From The Daily Beast

The fishplate instead of the frog, and the steel rail in place of the good old snakehead!

From Project Gutenberg