Definitions for: Redhead


[n] black-and-white North American woodpecker having a red head and neck
[n] North American diving duck with a gray-and-black body and reddish-brown head
[n] someone who has red hair



Webster (1913) Definition: Red"head` (-h?d`), n.
1. A person having red hair.

2. (Zo["o]l.)
(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. See Illust. under
Poachard.
(b) The red-headed woodpecker. See Woodpecker.

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

Synonyms: Aythya americana, carrottop, Melanerpes erythrocephalus, redheaded woodpecker, redheader

See Also: Aythya, duck, genus Aythya, genus Melanerpes, human, individual, Melanerpes, mortal, pecker, peckerwood, person, somebody, someone, soul, woodpecker

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