bighead
bighead Lexical Profile
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• noun
An informal term for a conceited, arrogant, or boastful person who has an inflated opinion of their own importance or abilities.
"Ever since he won the regional championship, he has acted like a total bighead around his teammates."
A veterinary disease affecting horses, sheep, and other livestock, characterized by painful swelling of the head and neck due to bone demineralization or bacterial infection.
"The veterinarian diagnosed the grazing horses with bighead and recommended a mineral supplement to correct their calcium deficiency."
A large freshwater fish native to East Asia (Hypophthalmichthys nobilis), belonging to the carp family and notable for its oversized, scaleless head; a bighead carp.
"Fisheries biologists are monitoring the river system to prevent invasive bighead from outcompeting native filter-feeding fish."