snakehead
pronunciation
How to pronounce snakehead in British English:
UK [s'neɪkhed]
How to pronounce snakehead in American English:
US [s'neɪkhed]
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- Noun:
- showy perennial of marshlands of eastern and central North America having waxy lanceolate leaves and flower with lower part creamy white and upper parts pale pink to deep purple
Word Origin
- snakehead (n.)
- 1845 as a type of plant; 1891 as a type of Asian carnivorous fish," from snake (n.) + head (n.).
Example
- 1. Now 20 , she tells how she finally escaped her snakehead owners
- 2. Discovered in 2000 , and measuring up to 40cm in length , the fish is also known as the ' orange-spotted snakehead ' , as its head looks like that of a snake .
- 3. Extended families often pool their incomes and borrow from other villagers or underground moneylenders to pay the snakehead fees for one family member to be smuggled abroad .