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noun

Redhead n.

A person having red hair.

(Zool.)

(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.

(b)

The red-headed woodpecker. See Woodpecker.

(Bot.) A kind of milkweed (Asclepias Curassavica) with red flowers. It is used in medicine.

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Etymology of 'Redhead'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Redhead" Quotes from Famous Books

... black tunics, belted over full trousers which gathered into white cruiser boots. The comfortable uniforms concealed any slight differences in build. The twelve were all lean of face, with hair cropped to the regulation half inch. Rip was the only redhead ...

— Rip Foster Rides the Gray Planet • Blake Savage

Words linked to "Redhead" : Aythya, genus Melanerpes, red-header, somebody, mortal, woodpecker, genus Aythya, individual, pecker, duck, redheaded woodpecker, person, carrottop, redheader, Aythya americana, someone, Melanerpes erythrocephalus, soul