sheephead

sheephead

(ˈʃiːpˌhɛd)

n

(Animals) another name for sheepshead

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sheep•head

(ˈʃipˌhɛd)

n., pl. (esp. collectively) -head, (esp. for kinds or species) -heads.

a large California food fish, Semicossyphus pulcher, of the wrasse family. Also called fathead, redfish, sheepshead.

[1535–45; from the resemblance of its teeth to those of a sheep]

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