whitehead

See also: Whitehead

English

Etymology

white +‎ head

Noun

whitehead (plural whiteheads)

1. A pimple formed by a clogged sebaceous gland, usually with a milky-white cap.

   Ruth knew that the whiteheads of her teenage acne were a temporary state of affairs, but that did nothing to quell her distress when an eruption hit just before prom.

2. A species of passerine bird, endemic to New Zealand ()
3. The blue-winged snow goose, Anser caerulescens caerulescens.
4. The surf scoter duck.
5. A domestic pigeon of a particular breed; a white-tailed monk.

Translations

pimple

• German: Mitesser (de) m, Komedo (de) m
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