SHEEPSHEAD


Meaning of SHEEPSHEAD in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈshēps-ˌhed ]

noun

Date: 1643

1. : a marine bony fish ( Archosargus probatocephalus of the family Sparidae) of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of the United States that has broad front teeth and is used for food

2. : freshwater drum

3. : a largely red or rose-colored wrasse ( Semicossyphus pulcher ) of the California coast

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.