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northern snakehead

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A fish of species Channa argus, native to Russia, China and Korea; considered to be invasive in the United States.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

a voracious freshwater fish that is native to northeastern China; can use fin to walk and can survive out of water for three days; a threat to American populations of fish

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Broader terms: fish

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8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 烏鱧 /乌鳢 (wūlǐ) — Channa argus
  • Korean: 가물치 (gamulchi) — Channa argus
  • Navajo: tłʼiishtsiiʼí — Channa argus
  • Russian: змееголо́в (zmejegolóv) — Channa argus
  • Spanish: pez cabeza de serpiente del norte — Channa argus
  • Swedish: nordlig ormhuvudsfisk — Channa argus
  • Tatar: еланбаш (yılanbaş) — Channa argus
  • Zhuang: byaraiz — Channa argus