greenhead

noun

green·​head ˈgrēn-ˌhed How to pronounce greenhead (audio)
: 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. 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

Word History

First Known Use

1837, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of greenhead was in 1837

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“Greenhead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/greenhead. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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