Greenhead

Meaning

Noun

●

In Horseflies:

Tabanus nigrovittatus, a

biting

horsefly.

●

The mallard.

●

In Dabbling ducks & Percoid fish:

fish

, the

striped

bass.

Name

●

village

south-west

Northumberland, England (OS

grid

ref

NY6665).

●

hamlet

in Staffordshire Moorlands

district

, Staffordshire, England (OS

grid

ref

SJ9846).

●

suburb

of Wishaw, North Lanarkshire

council area

, Scotland (OS

grid

ref

NS8054).

Sourced from

Wiktionary

Origin

greenhead

English

green

English

grene

Middle English (1100-1500)

grene

Old English (ca. 450-1100)

head

English

hed

Middle English (1100-1500)

Sourced from

Etym

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