snakehead \ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\noun 1.: a loose bent-up end of one of the strap rails or flat rails formerly used on railroads 2. a.: turtlehead b.: guinea-hen flower 3.alsosnakehead mulletorsnake-headed fish\ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷-\: a fish of the family Ophicephalidae