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BLUEHEAD
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Dictionary entry overview: What does bluehead mean?
• BLUEHEAD (noun)
The noun BLUEHEAD has 1 sense:
1. small Atlantic wrasse the male of which has a brilliant blue head
Familiarity information: BLUEHEAD used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Small Atlantic wrasse the male of which has a brilliant blue head
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
bluehead; Thalassoma bifasciatum
Hypernyms ("bluehead" is a kind of...):
wrasse (chiefly tropical marine fishes with fleshy lips and powerful teeth; usually brightly colored)
Holonyms ("bluehead" is a member of...):
genus Thalassoma; Thalassoma (a genus of Labridae)
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