sheepshead
[ sheeps-hed ]
/ ˈʃipsˌhɛd /
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noun, plural (especially collectively) sheeps·head, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) sheeps·heads for 1-3.
a deep-bodied, black-banded food fish, Archosargus probatocephalus, living along the Atlantic coast of the U.S.
a freshwater drum, Aplodinotus grunniens, of eastern North America.
Also called schafskopf. Cards. an earlier and simpler form of skat.
Obsolete. a foolish or stupid person.
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sheepshead
/ (ˈʃiːpsˌhɛd) /
noun plural -head or -heads
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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