greenhead
noun
green·head
ˈgrēn-ˌhed 
: any of several green-eyed horseflies (such as Tabanus nigrovittatus)
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The Cohen Wildlife Lab posted the feat to its various social media accounts Tuesday, along with a map of the greenhead’s northwesterly route.
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Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 17 Apr. 2024
That rig will kill greenheads just the same, some of which are about the size of a lesser (and probably more hardy) in the late season.
—Joe Genzel, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2020
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
That’s a major problem for Southern hunters, who hold the greenhead as the king of all ducks.
—Joe Genzel, Outdoor Life, 6 Oct. 2020
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Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 17 Apr. 2024
That rig will kill greenheads just the same, some of which are about the size of a lesser (and probably more hardy) in the late season.
—Joe Genzel, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2020
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
That’s a major problem for Southern hunters, who hold the greenhead as the king of all ducks.
—Joe Genzel, Outdoor Life, 6 Oct. 2020
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“Greenhead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/greenhead. Accessed 10 Nov. 2024.
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