Greenhead
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Greenhead is a noun meaning Tabanus nigrovittatus, a biting horsefly.
Meaning
Tabanus nigrovittatus, a biting horsefly.
More Meanings
- The mallard.
- A fish, the striped bass.
Example Sentences
Fascinated with the island’s bugs that cause Lyme disease and other illnesses, he traps greenhead flies, and plucks ticks off deer that hunters shoot, shipping bottled bugs to mainland researchers.
Word Forms
- greenheads
- green head
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include greenfly, horse fly, horsefly, tabanid, blind-fly, breezefly.
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