snakehead
/ˈsneɪkˌhɛd/
noun
- A predatory freshwater fish of the family Channidae, with a long body and a head resembling that of a snake, known for being invasive in some regions.
- A fisherman caught a large snakehead and reported it to the authorities.
- Wildlife officials are trying to control the snakehead population in the river.
- The snakehead can breathe air and crawl short distances on land.
- A person who smuggles people across borders, especially from China to other countries.
- Authorities cracked down on the snakehead network operating in the region.
- Immigrants paid a snakehead thousands of dollars for passage.
- The snakehead was arrested for organizing illegal border crossings.
- The head of a snake, or something shaped like it.
- The snakehead emerged from the grass, its tongue flicking.
- The fossil showed the distinct shape of a snakehead.
- A carved snakehead adorned the handle of the walking stick.
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