greenhead
Marsh fly pest
A greenhead is a biting fly with iridescent green eyes, common in coastal salt marshes and notorious for painful bites: The greenheads were terrible at the beach this summer.
The term also refers to the male mallard duck, whose head shows a distinctive green sheen.
In older slang, a greenhead was an inexperienced or naive person.
Harshly critical or cold
- bloodsuckerOrganism feeding on plasma
- swarmMass of moving insects
- marshGrassy waterlogged lowland
- wetlandWaterlogged land ecosystem
saltmarsh · larvae · proboscis · painful bite · pestilent · repellent · insecticide · infestation
Common dabbling waterfowl
- drakeMale waterfowl
- waterfowlSwimming birds collectively
- decoysObjects meant to mislead
- blindsAdjustable slatted window coverings
shotgun · retriever · hunting season · license · gamebird · plumage · iridescent · wetland
Organism's natural environment
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
- wetlandWaterlogged land ecosystem
- marshGrassy waterlogged lowland
- saltmarshCoastal wetland with brackish water
ecosystem · biodiversity · species · migration · adaptation · predator · prey · sanctuary
biting
Harshly critical or cold
- bloodsuckerOrganism feeding on plasma
- swarmMass of moving insects
- marshGrassy waterlogged lowland
wetland · saltmarsh · larvae · proboscis · painful bite · pestilent · repellent · insecticide · infestation · nuisance
mallard
Common dabbling waterfowl
blinds · shotgun · retriever · hunting season · license · gamebird · plumage · iridescent · wetland · marsh
habitat
Organism's natural environment
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
- wetlandWaterlogged land ecosystem
- marshGrassy waterlogged lowland
saltmarsh · ecosystem · biodiversity · species · migration · adaptation · predator · prey · sanctuary · reserve
- folk namesdaddy longlegs, lightning bug, ladybug, pill bug, roly-poly
- horse flies
greenheadpintail
Duck with elongated tailfeathers
teal · wood duck · canvasback · diving duck