snakehead

[ sneyk-hed ]
/ ˈsneɪkˌhɛd /

noun

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

Origin of snakehead

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

Definition for snakehead (2 of 2)

snake's-head
[ sneyks-hed ]
/ ˈsneɪksˌhɛd /

noun

Origin of snake's-head

First recorded in 1730–40

British Dictionary definitions for snakehead

snakehead
/ (ˈsneɪkˌhed) /

noun

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

Word Origin for snakehead

C20: origin uncertain