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• sheepshead — [shēps′hed΄] n. 1. pl. sheepshead or sheepsheads 2. ☆ a) a large, edible, marine porgy fish (Archosargus probatocephalus) with a massive head, a striped body, and sheeplike incisor and molar teeth: found along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of the… …   English World dictionary

• Sheepshead (fish) — Taxobox name = Sheepshead image width = 250px regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Actinopterygii ordo = Perciformes familia = Sparidae genus = Archosargus species = A. probatocephalus binomial = Archosargus probatocephalus binomial… …   Wikipedia

• sheepshead — noun Date: 1643 1. a marine bony fish (Archosargus probatocephalus of the family Sparidae) of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of the United States that has broad front teeth and is used for food 2. freshwater drum 3. a largely red or rose colored… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• sheepshead — noun (plural same) a boldly marked edible fish of warm American waters. [Archosargus probatocephalus (Atlantic) and Semicossyphus pulcher (California).] …   English new terms dictionary

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