Meaning Of The Word Sheepshead

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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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