Crossword clues for snakehead
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Turtlehead \Tur"tle*head`\, n. (Bot.) An American perennial herb ( Chelone glabra) having white flowers shaped like the head of a turtle. Called also snakehead, shell flower, and balmony.
Chelone \Che*lo"ne\, n. [Gr. chelw`nh a tortoise. So named from shape of the upper lip of the corolla.] (Bot.) A genus of hardy perennial flowering plants, of the order Scrophulariace[ae], natives of North America; -- called also snakehead, turtlehead, shellflower, etc.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Wiktionary
n. 1 (context fish English) A family of perciform fish native to Africa and Asia, ''(taxlink Channidae family noshow=1)''. 2 (context slang English) A Chinese smuggler, especially one who smuggles people 3 A showy perennial plant, (taxlink Chelone glabra species noshow=1), found in North American marshlands; the turtlehead 4 A loose, bent-up end of one of the strap rails, or flat rails, formerly used on American railroads. It was sometimes so bent by the passage of a train as to slip over a wheel and pierce the bottom of a car. 5 The (vern: guinea-hen flower), (taxlink Fritillaria meleagris species noshow=1).
WordNet
n. showy perennial of marshlands of eastern and central North America having waxy lanceolate leaves and flower with lower part creamy white and upper parts pale pink to deep purple [syn: shellflower, shell-flower, turtlehead, snake-head, Chelone glabra]
Wikipedia
Snakeheads are Chinese gangs that smuggle people to other countries. They are found in the Fujian region of China and smuggle their customers into wealthier Western countries such as those in Western Europe, North America, Australia, and some nearby wealthier regions such as Taiwan and Japan.
Snakeheads use various methods to get their customers to the West. They may employ the use of stolen or altered passports, improperly obtained visas, and bribes to move people from nation to nation until they arrive at their final destination. They also may use fake business delegations and tour groups as a way of beating immigration controls. The rate of payment for successful smuggling can be as high as US$70,000.
One notable snakehead member is Cheng Chui Ping or "Sister Ping". Another is Guo Liang Chi, known mainly by his street name of Ah Kay, who was the mastermind of the Golden Venture cargo ship fiasco in 1993 that was financed by Sister Ping.
The snakeheads are members of the freshwater perciform fish family Channidae, native to parts of Africa and Asia. These elongated, predatory fish are distinguished by their long dorsal fins, large mouths, and shiny teeth. They breathe air with gills, which allows them to migrate short distances over land. They have supra branchial organs developing when they grow older, which is a primitive form of a labyrinth organ. The two extant genera are Channa in Asia and Parachanna in Africa, consisting of about 35 species.
They are valuable as a food source and have become notorious as an intentionally released invasive species.
Snakehead may refer to:
- Snakehead (band), (also known as K-Much) a South Korean boy band formed in 2014 by Chrome Entertainment.
- Snakehead (gang), a type of Chinese gang which is involved in people smuggling
- Snakehead (fish), a family of fish known by their family name Channidae
- Snakehead (novel), the seventh book in the Alex Rider series, written by Anthony Horowitz about the snakehead gangs
- Snakeheads (film), a 2001 film directed by Clarence Fok
- Snakehead, a pejorative term for the Goa'uld in the fictional universe of Stargate SG-1
- "Snakehead" (Fringe), a 2009 episode of the television series Fringe
Snakehead is the seventh novel in the Alex Rider series written by British author Anthony Horowitz. The book was released in Australia on 28 September 2007, in the United Kingdom on 31 October 2007, and in the US on 13 November 2007. The title comes from the name given to Asian gangs involved in people smuggling illegal passports, visas, weapons, and more. Snakehead takes place directly after the events of Ark Angel, with Alex finding himself in Australian waters, where he landed at the end of that story.
Snakehead was shortlisted for the 2008 Booktrust Teenage Prize.
"Snakehead" is the ninth episode of the second season of the American science fiction drama television series Fringe. The episode followed the Fringe team's investigation into horrible deaths caused by large parasitic worms erupting from their victims' mouths. The case soon leads them to a Chinese gang and a black market of immunodeficiency medicinal drugs.
Co-executive producer David Wilcox wrote the episode, while Paul Holahan served as its director. Andrew Orloff, the episode's visual effects supervisor, strived to makes the parasitic worms look as real as possible with the help of the actors and camera angles. It featured one-time guest stars Tzi Ma, Colby Paul, Ingrid Torrance and Jack Yang.
"Snakehead" first aired on December 3, 2009 to an estimated 6.94 million viewers in the United States. Reviews of the episode were generally negative, as multiple critics expressed their dissatisfaction that little was learned about the series' overall mythology.
Usage examples of "snakehead".
Sonny Li forgot about the snakehead, forgot about his dangerous life back in Fujian Province, forgot about anything except the ten judges of hell gleefully urging demons to prod his dying belly with their spears.
The Coast Guard might not be able to effectively search the immigrants and the ship before it arrived at the harbor here and the snakehead and any assistants might try to shoot their way to freedom.
Chang gauged the distance to the crewmen, wondering if he could reach them before the snakehead was close enough to have a clear shot.
A minute later came the crack of a gun firing, then another, as the snakehead murdered the two crew members.
He looked up and down the shore for the snakehead but it was impossible to see very far through the mist and the rain.
The snakehead on the shipwe call him the Ghosthe saw me and came down to the shore.
He gazed at these items intently, as if imploring the inanimate evidence assembled before him to come to life, give up whatever secrets it might hold and guide them to the killer and the unfortunate prey that the snakehead was hunting.
The snakehead tried to kill us all but I got a dozen people out of the hold.
Gasping in fright, she sat up fast, picturing the snakehead in the raft, a gun in his hand.
Dellray had tried explaining to the assistant special agent in charge that there was also the little matter that the snakehead in question was a mass murderer.
His heart vibrating from the shock, the snakehead scrabbled backward, his lucky gun up, as he looked for a target.
The snakehead looked behind them through the doorway and could see several officers cautiously approaching the store.
It had one specialty only and that was to serve as a base of snakehead operations in the New York area.
He killed his first man at thirteena Vietnamese drug dealer who had robbed the snakehead Ang was working for.
If they could find the person who sold the Ghost this batch of C4, he might know where the snakehead had other safe houses in New York, or other bases of operation.