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Sheepshead
Sheeps′headˊ
,Noun.
[So called because of the fancied resemblance of its head and front teeth to those of a sheep.]
(Zool.)
A large and valuable sparoid food fish (
Archosargus probatocephalus
syn. Diplodus probatocephalus
) found on the Atlantic coast of the United States. It often weighs from ten to twelve pounds. ☞ The name is also locally, in a loose way, applied to various other fishes, as the butterfish, the fresh-water drumfish, the parrot fish, the porgy, and the moonfish.
Definition 2024
sheepshead
sheepshead
English
Noun
sheepshead (countable and uncountable, plural sheepsheads or sheepshead)
- A fish of the species Archosargus probatocephalus.
- A trick-taking card game.
External links
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Sheepshead on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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Archosargus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies