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| sheeps·head [ shps hèd ] (plural sheeps·head or sheeps·heads) |
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1. Atlantic ocean fish: an ocean fish with a deep body marked with dark vertical bands. Native to: Atlantic coastal waters of North America. Latin name Archosargus rhomboidalis.
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2. N American freshwater fish: a freshwater fish of the drum family. Native to: eastern North America. Latin name Aplodinotus grunniens.
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| [Mid-16th century. < a supposed resemblance of its head to that of a sheep] |
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