snakehead

noun

1
: a loose bent-up end of one of the strap rails or flat rails formerly used on railroads
2
3
or less commonly snakehead mullet or snake-headed fish
ˈ⸗¦⸗⸗-
: a fish of the family Ophicephalidae

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“Snakehead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snakehead. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.

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