2 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Sheepshead \Sheeps"head`\, n. [So called because of the fancied resemblance of its head and front teeth to those of a sheep.] (Zool.) A large and valuable sparoid food fish ({Archosargus probatocephalus} syn. {Diplodus probatocephalus}) found on the Atlantic coast of the United States. It often weighs from ten to twelve pounds. [1913 Webster] Note: The name is also locally, in a loose way, applied to various other fishes, as the butterfish, the fresh-water drumfish, the parrot fish, the porgy, and the moonfish. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: sheepshead n : large (up to 20 lbs) food fish of the eastern coast of the United States and Mexico [syn: {Archosargus probatocephalus}]
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