- sheepsheads
- n. large edible fish found along the Pacific coast of the United Statesn. foolish person, stupid person, simpleton (Archaic)
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
sheepsheads
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sheepshead — /sheeps hed /, n., pl. (esp. collectively) sheepshead, (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) sheepsheads for 1 3. 1. a deep bodied, black banded food fish, Archosargus probatocephalus, living along the Atlantic coast of the U.S. 2. a… … Universalium
sheepshead — [shēps′hed΄] n. 1. pl. sheepshead or sheepsheads 2. ☆ a) a large, edible, marine porgy fish (Archosargus probatocephalus) with a massive head, a striped body, and sheeplike incisor and molar teeth: found along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of the… … English World dictionary
Sparidae — noun porgies; scups • Syn: ↑family Sparidae • Hypernyms: ↑fish family • Member Holonyms: ↑Perciformes, ↑order Perciformes, ↑Percomorphi, ↑order Percomorphi … Useful english dictionary
tau|tog — «t TOG, TG», noun. a dark colored food fish, a variety of wrasse, common on the Atlantic coast of the United States; blackfish. ╂[American English < Algonkian (Narragansett) tautauog sheepsheads, apparently related to taut or tautau sh] … Useful english dictionary
