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yellowhead

British

/ ˈjɛləʊˌhɛd /

noun

Also called: mohua. a small bush bird, Mohoua ochrocephala, of South Island, New Zealand, having a yellow head and breast

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Mick Jagger, for example, would have no trouble courting a female, were he a yellowhead jawfish.

From Scientific American • Feb. 27, 2019

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