The Collaborative International Dictionary
fall duck
Redhead \Red"head`\ (-h?d`), n.
A person having red hair.
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(Zo["o]l.)
An American duck ( Aythya Americana) highly esteemed as a game bird. It is closely allied to the canvasback, but is smaller and its head brighter red. Called also red-headed duck. American poachard, grayback, and fall duck. See Illust. under Poachard.
The red-headed woodpecker. See Woodpecker.
(Bot.) A kind of milkweed ( Asclepias Curassavica) with red flowers. It is used in medicine.