sheepshead
noun
sheeps·head
ˈshēps-ˌhed 
1
: a marine bony fish (Archosargus probatocephalus of the family Sparidae) of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of the U.S. that has broad front teeth and is used for food
2
3
: a largely red or rose-colored wrasse (Semicossyphus pulcher) of the California coast
Examples of sheepshead in a Sentence
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Sea trout are feeding in two to five feet of water over grass flats and sheepsheads are starting to show up in the back bays and around rocky structure.
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Alan Sherman, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
Small pieces of shrimp are best for the sheepshead.
—Alan Sherman, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
And there's more than one way to play sheepshead in Wisconsin.
—Jordyn Noennig, Journal Sentinel, 26 July 2023
It’s only been within the last 20 years or so that sheepshead have come back on the radar of New Jersey and southern New York anglers.
—Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 20 Sep. 2023
From there Summerlin transported his record-size sheepshead to the Kool Ice and Seafood Company in the Chesapeake waterfront town of Cambridge for official measuring.
—Outdoor Life, 20 Sep. 2023
At some point in history, tarpon cruised in and out of Tarpon Gut, and Sheepshead Bay was rife with sheepshead.
—Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 20 Sep. 2023
How to play sheepshead Here is how to play call an ace.
—Jordyn Noennig, Journal Sentinel, 26 July 2023
Tautog Like sheepshead, this Northeast and Mid-Atlantic wreck and reef dweller is highly adept at taking a piece of crab or clam off your hook before the tug even triggers your brain to swing.
—Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 24 Aug. 2023
Alan Sherman, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
Small pieces of shrimp are best for the sheepshead.
—Alan Sherman, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
And there's more than one way to play sheepshead in Wisconsin.
—Jordyn Noennig, Journal Sentinel, 26 July 2023
It’s only been within the last 20 years or so that sheepshead have come back on the radar of New Jersey and southern New York anglers.
—Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 20 Sep. 2023
From there Summerlin transported his record-size sheepshead to the Kool Ice and Seafood Company in the Chesapeake waterfront town of Cambridge for official measuring.
—Outdoor Life, 20 Sep. 2023
At some point in history, tarpon cruised in and out of Tarpon Gut, and Sheepshead Bay was rife with sheepshead.
—Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 20 Sep. 2023
How to play sheepshead Here is how to play call an ace.
—Jordyn Noennig, Journal Sentinel, 26 July 2023
Tautog Like sheepshead, this Northeast and Mid-Atlantic wreck and reef dweller is highly adept at taking a piece of crab or clam off your hook before the tug even triggers your brain to swing.
—Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 24 Aug. 2023
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sheepshead
noun
sheeps·head
ˈshēps-ˌhed
: any of several fishes
especially
: a food fish of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of the U.S. with broad front teeth
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