About The Word Redhead
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Redhead
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What's The Definition Of Redhead?
[n] black-and-white North American woodpecker having a red head and neck
[n] North American diving duck with a gray-and-black body and reddish-brown head [n] someone who has red hair Synonyms | Synonyms for Redhead: Aythya americana | carrottop | Melanerpes erythrocephalus | redheaded woodpecker | redheader Related Terms | Find terms related to Redhead: See Also | Aythya | duck | genus Aythya | genus Melanerpes | human | individual | Melanerpes | mortal | pecker | peckerwood | person | somebody | someone | soul | woodpecker Redhead In Webster's Dictionary \Red"head`\ (-h?d`), n.
1. A person having red hair.
2. (Zo["o]l.)
(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.
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