SNAKEHEAD

Meaning of SNAKEHEAD in English

n. turtlehead, North American perennial plant bearing white flowers shaped like the head of a turtle and found near running waters (Botany); elongate tropical fish with a large head that is able to breathe atmospheric oxygen; (Slang used in Hong Kong) person who smuggles unlawful immigrants from China into Hong Kong

Explanatory English dictionary bed edition. Толковый словарь английского языка Редакция bed. 2012

SNAKEHEAD — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun 1. : a loose bent-up end of one of the strap rails or flat rails formerly used on …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SNAKEHEAD — (n.) The Guinea-hen flower. See Snake's-head, and under Guinea.
Английский словарь Webster
SNAKEHEAD — (n.) The turtlehead.
Английский словарь Webster
SNAKEHEAD — (n.) A loose, bent-up end of one of the strap rails, or flat rails, formerly used on American railroads. It …
Английский словарь Webster
SNAKEHEAD — ( n. ) The turtlehead.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SNAKEHEAD — ( n. ) The Guinea-hen flower. See Snake's-head, and under Guinea.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SNAKEHEAD — ( n. ) A loose, bent-up end of one of the strap rails, or flat rails, formerly used on American …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SNAKEHEAD — /snayk"hed'/ , n. 1. a turtlehead plant. 2. any elongate fish of the family Channidae (or Ophicephalidae), having a large …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SNAKEHEAD — noun the turtlehead. 2. snakehead ·noun the guinea-hen flower. ·see snake's-head, and under guinea. 3. snakehead ·noun a loose, bent-up …
Webster English vocab
SNAKEHEAD — ■ noun a member of a Chinese criminal network chiefly engaged in smuggling illegal immigrants to the West. Origin translation …
Concise Oxford English vocab
SNAKEHEAD — any of a number of species of freshwater fish of the family Channidae, found in Africa and Asia. Snakeheads, long-bodied …
Britannica English vocabulary
SNAKEHEAD — 1) ихт. змееголов (Channa); pl змееголовые (Channidae) 2) см. shellflower
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
SNAKEHEAD — 1) ихт. змееголов ( Channa ) ; pl змееголовые ( Channidae ) 2) см. shellflower
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
SNAKEHEAD MULLET — noun see snakehead 3
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SNAKE-HEADED FISH — noun see snakehead 3
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WALKING FISH — noun : any of various fishes that are able to conserve oxygen so that they can survive for a considerable …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SNAKE'S-HEAD — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun ( plural snake's-heads ) 1. a. or snake's-head lily : guinea-hen flower b. : a woody composite herb …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OPHICEPHALIDAE — ˌäfəsə̇ˈfaləˌdē, ˌōf- noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Ophicephalus, type genus (from ophi- + -cephalus ) + -idae …
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MURRAL — noun or mur·rel ˈmərəl ( -s ) Etymology: Sanskrit murala : a common freshwater snakehead ( Ophiocephalus striatus ) of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CHINAFISH — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Usage: often capitalized 1. : snakehead 3 2. : any of several rockfishes (genus Sebastodes ) of the …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TURTLEHEAD — (n.) An American perennial herb (Chelone glabra) having white flowers shaped like the head of a turtle. Called also snakehead, …
Английский словарь Webster
CHELONE — (n.) A genus of hardy perennial flowering plants, of the order Scrophulariaceae, natives of North America; -- called also snakehead, …
Английский словарь Webster
TURTLEHEAD — ( n. ) An American perennial herb (Chelone glabra) having white flowers shaped like the head of a turtle. Called …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CHELONE — ( n. ) A genus of hardy perennial flowering plants, of the order Scrophulariaceae, natives of North America; -- called …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TURTLEHEAD — n. (Botany) snakehead, North American perennial plant bearing white flowers shaped like the head of a turtle and found near …
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TURTLEHEAD — noun an american perennial herb (chelone glabra) having white flowers shaped like the head of a turtle. called also snakehead, …
Webster English vocab
CHELONE — noun a genus of hardy perennial flowering plants, of the order scrophulariaceae, natives of north america; called also snakehead, …
Webster English vocab
SET-UP — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE new ▪ We need to have clarification of the role Helen Hoy would be …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PROUD — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES once-great/proud etc ▪ It was sad to see the once-great man looking so frail. ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
OWNER — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a cat owner ▪ It is estimated that around 64 million Americans are cat owners. …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
OUTGROW — verb EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ Kara's already outgrown her shoes. ▪ Many illicit drug users simply outgrow the habit …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary

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