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sheepshead

sheeps·head [ shps hèd ] (plural sheeps·head or sheeps·heads)


noun 
Definition:
 
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.

2. N American freshwater fish: a freshwater fish of the drum family. Native to: eastern North America.  Latin name Aplodinotus grunniens.

[Mid-16th century. < a supposed resemblance of its head to that of a sheep]
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