greenhead
noun
green·head
ˈgrēn-ˌhed 
: any of several green-eyed horseflies (such as Tabanus nigrovittatus)
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Then a lone greenhead flew off the main body of the river and circled our spread.
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Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 8 Jan. 2025
Despite the Skin So Soft, or maybe because of it, the vicious greenheads did their worst, but if the blue-claw crabs were tugging at the chicken on our handlines, the joy overrode the sting.
—Joe Cermele, Field & Stream, 17 Apr. 2023
And the truth is that Jean Adams, like her beloved greenhead fly, was unbeatable.
—BostonGlobe.com, 23 July 2021
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Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 8 Jan. 2025
Despite the Skin So Soft, or maybe because of it, the vicious greenheads did their worst, but if the blue-claw crabs were tugging at the chicken on our handlines, the joy overrode the sting.
—Joe Cermele, Field & Stream, 17 Apr. 2023
And the truth is that Jean Adams, like her beloved greenhead fly, was unbeatable.
—BostonGlobe.com, 23 July 2021
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“Greenhead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/greenhead. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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