Meaning Of The Word Sheepshead
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Sheepshead Meaning
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What's The Definition Of Sheepshead?
sheepshead in American English
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 U.S. noun: a deep-bodied, black-banded food fish, Archosargus probatocephalus, living along the Atlantic coast of the U.S. sheepshead in British English noun: any of several sparid fishes with strong crushing teeth, esp Archosargus rhomboidalis, of the American Atlantic, which is marked with dark bands |
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