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greyheaded

Greyheaded is a compound English adjective used to describe something whose head is gray or to indicate that head coloration is a distinctive feature. When used before a noun, it is typically hyphenated as grey-headed in British and American usage; the closed form greyheaded is rare and usually avoided in formal writing.

In humans, greyheaded describes hair that has turned gray with age or genetics. It is not a

In zoological and ornithological contexts, grey-headed appears in many common names to denote a gray coloration

Etymology: the term combines the color word gray/grey with head, reflecting the characteristic feature it describes.

See also: gray hair; head color; color descriptors.

medical
term;
more
common
forms
include
gray-haired
or
grey-haired.
on
the
head.
Notable
examples
include
the
grey-headed
albatross,
the
grey-headed
flying
fox,
and
the
grey-headed
woodpecker.
These
usages
are
descriptive
rather
than
taxonomic,
helping
to
identify
species
by
appearance.
Spelling
varies
between
British
and
American
English,
with
hyphenation
commonly
used
in
compound
adjectives.