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bighead

bighead

9.9
A sickness in animals, especially sheep, that makes the head and neck swell
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : edema de cabeza
  • Bighead can cause significant swelling in the heads and necks of affected animals.

Examples

  • Bighead.

    Funny Cow (2018)

  • Bighead.

    Funny Cow (2018)

  • The farmer noticed that some of his sheep were suffering from bighead, requiring immediate medical attention.

  • Veterinarians often encounter bighead in livestock, leading to painful symptoms for the animals.

Compounds

bighead attitude
  • Offensive
8.5

A way of behaving that shows you act too proud and think you are better than others

bighead tendency
  • Offensive
8.4

A habit of thinking you are better than other people

Surface Forms

bighead singular
bigheads plural

Morphology

bighead = big + head (semi-transparent) = big + head

The components 'big' + 'head' are literal and describe swelling, but the term denotes a specific veterinary disease, so the specialized disease sense may not be predictable for all learners.

Etymology

Bighead is simply the words big and head put together to name a condition where an animal's head becomes very large from 'swelling', so the name is a direct, literal description of the disease.