greenhead
/ˈɡrinˌhɛd/
noun
- A type of large horsefly with green eyes, common in North America.
- We wore long sleeves to protect against greenheads at the beach.
- Greenheads are especially aggressive in late summer.
- A greenhead bit my arm while I was hiking near the marsh.
- A male mallard duck, which has a green head.
- A greenhead swam gracefully across the pond.
- Hunters often target greenheads during duck season.
- The greenhead's iridescent feathers shimmered in the sunlight.
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