sheephead

[ sheep-hed ]
/ ˈʃipˌhɛd /

noun, plural (especially collectively) sheep·head, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) sheep·heads.

a large California food fish, Semicossyphus pulcher, of the wrasse family.
Also called fathead, redfish.

Origin of sheephead

First recorded in 1535–45; so called from the resemblance of its teeth to those of a sheep

Example sentences from the Web for sheephead

  • They have hard shells that whiting and croakers can't crack, while the sheephead, having good teeth, crush them easily.

    The Wreck of The Red Bird |George Cary Eggleston