smooth-headedadj.
Having a smooth head. Chiefly in the names of animals, plants, etc.
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the world > plants > part of plant > head or heart > [adjective] > having a head or top > of particular type
spring-headed1590
long-headed1600
round-headed1600
woolly-headed1650
smooth-headed1752
open-headed1887
the world > life > biology > physical aspects or shapes > villosity or ciliation > [adjective] > free from hair, etc. > smooth-headed
smooth-headed1752
1752 J. Hill Gen. Nat. Hist. III. 326 The variegated-backed, smooth-headed Strix.
1822 S. Clarke Hortus Anglicus II. 7 Papaver Dubium. Long Smooth-headed Poppy.
1831 E. Griffith et al. Cuvier's Animal Kingdom IX. Syn. 65 Smooth-headed Gerrhonote, Gerrhonotus Leiocephalus.
1893 R. Lydekker Royal Nat. Hist. I. 156 The Smooth-Headed Sapajou (Cebus monachus)..is a species from Rio Janeiro.
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