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yellowhead

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.65 in modern English

Syllables
yel-low-head
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A yellowhead butterflyfish (Chaetodon xanthocephalus).

noun

A yellowheaded jawfish (Opistognathus aurifrons).

noun

A plant of some species of genus Inula of the daisy family.

noun

A plant in genus Trichoptilium, in the daisy family.

noun

A plant of species Zanthoxylum flavum, related to citrus.

noun

A pimple or pustule without a blackhead.

Informal

noun

A mohua (Mohoua ochrocephala), a bird of New Zealand.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From yellow + head.

Usage

Inflected Forms

yellowheads (plural)

Questions

What does yellowhead mean?
A yellowhead butterflyfish (Chaetodon xanthocephalus).
Where does yellowhead come from?
From yellow + head.

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