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white-headed Definition

white·-headed (hwīt′hed′id, wīt′-)

adjective

  1. having a white head; specif., having white or very light hair, feathers, etc. on the head
  2. Informal fair-haired (sense )

white-headed Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • duck: Contents Featured Bird - in the first of a regular series we take a look at the White-headed Duck.
  • population: Without the presence of Ruddy ducks, the White-headed duck population in Spain is thought to be self-sustaining.
  • gull: Caspian Gull L. cachinnans cachinnans: The most common large white-headed gull.
  • vulture: Then a cry from Helen and we all scrambled to see a fine White-headed Vulture standing aloof from the rest.
  • hybrid: Table 1. Ruddy Duck x White-headed Duck hybrids shot in Spain, 1984-1999.
  • conservation: WWT has been involved in White-headed Duck conservation for over 30 years.