SHEEPHEAD


Meaning of SHEEPHEAD in English

/sheep"hed'/ , n. , pl. ( esp. collectively ) sheephead , ( esp. referring to two or more kinds or species ) sheepheads .

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

[ 1535-45; so called from the resemblance of its teeth to those of a sheep ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .