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sheepshead
[ sheeps-hed ]
noun
plural (especially collectively) sheepshead, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) sheepsheads
- a deep-bodied, black-banded food fish, Archosargus probatocephalus, living along the Atlantic coast of the United States, chiefly around southwest Florida, and southward to Brazil.
- a freshwater fish, the drum Aplodinotus grunniens, found throughout the eastern half of the United States and southward to Guatemala.
- Also called schafskopf. Cards. an earlier and simpler form of skat.
- Obsolete. a foolish or stupid person.
sheepshead
/ ˈʃːˌɛ /
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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Origin of sheepshead1
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“We released the bluefish, but Macon is cleaning the sheepshead down at the pier.”
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Some fish species such as the Asian sheepshead wrasse take this one step further and change sex during their lifetime.
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Evans said he hopes some enterprising researchers will take a closer look in the mouth of the sheepshead fish.
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Mr Martin said he had been hoping to catch a sheepshead fish when he came face-to-face with a "mouth full of teeth".
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The fish has been identified as a sheepshead and according to experts, it’s perfectly normal for them to have teeth like this.
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