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snakehead

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Editorial note

Remember the snakehead, the introduced fish that would decimate native fish populations here in the US?

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Quick take

A showy perennial plant, Chelone glabra, found in North American marshlands; the turtlehead

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of snakehead gathered in one view.

noun

A showy perennial plant, Chelone glabra, found in North American marshlands; the turtlehead

noun

(zoology) A family of perciform fish native to Africa and Asia, Channidae.

noun

(slang) A Chinese smuggler, especially one who smuggles people.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for snakehead.

noun

(US, rail transport) A loose, bent-up end of one of the strap rails, or flat rails, formerly used on American railroads.

See also: turtlehead, shellflower, chelone-glabra

Example sentences

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Remember the snakehead, the introduced fish that would decimate native fish populations here in the US?

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Removing them from a habitat they do not belong to is no different than government agencies encouraging the removal of snakehead fish from U.

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My bet would be the blotched snakehead, Channa maculata.

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Summers think can successfully navigate internal US waterways.[1] Freeing stuck ships can cost upwards of $1B, not to mention the ecological threat of discharged ballast, inviting wholesale invasion of snakehead and worse.

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Other examples: drugs like thalidomide that caused birth defects, side effects of amiodarone; importation of non-native species that then caused issues, such as kudzu, Burmese pythons, snakehead fish, etc.

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There is a similar initiative to turn invasive fish species such as Snakehead fish into "fish donuts".

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I haven't read that Keefe book but I really enjoyed The Snakehead.

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If the entire snakehead is pointing up then yes, “your supply looks to be getting stronger this week!” but otherwise “it's still a bit early to say but here's what the story was three or four days ago.” When I describe this to you it doesn't sound like a very complicated app, right?

Quote examples

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There is a similar initiative to turn invasive fish species such as Snakehead fish into "fish donuts".

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If the entire snakehead is pointing up then yes, “your supply looks to be getting stronger this week!” but otherwise “it's still a bit early to say but here's what the story was three or four days ago.” When I describe this to you it doesn't sound like a very complicated app, right?

Proper noun examples

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I haven't read that Keefe book but I really enjoyed The Snakehead.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use snakehead in a sentence?

Remember the snakehead, the introduced fish that would decimate native fish populations here in the US?

What does snakehead mean?

A showy perennial plant, Chelone glabra, found in North American marshlands; the turtlehead

What part of speech is snakehead?

snakehead is commonly used as noun.