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\bɹˈɛɡmə], \bɹˈɛɡmə], \b_ɹ_ˈɛ_ɡ_m_ə]\
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By William R. Warner
By Henderson, I. F.; Henderson, W. D.
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The top of the head was thus called, because it was believed to be humid in infants; and, according to some, because it was conceived to correspond to the most humid part of the brain.
By Robley Dunglison
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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Snake's-head
- Guinea-hen flower; -- so called in England because its spotted petals resemble the scales of a snake's head.