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
: freshwater drum
3
: a largely red or rose-colored wrasse (Semicossyphus pulcher) of the California coast
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The event will have German music; food, including a fish fry; live music; dancing; a sheepshead tournament and cultural dancers. 
Cathy Kozlowicz, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 4 May 2022 Their catch also included a trophy sheepshead, a couple of undersized walleye, bluegills and channel catfish. cleveland, 26 Aug. 2021 That came to mind when Faruq K. Abdul-Kahliq of the Cleveland Metroparks Youth Outdoors Program landed a hefty sheepshead, or freshwater drum, the other day and provided a photo of the lunker. cleveland, 2 Sep. 2021 Because the sheepshead's diet consists of mollusks and crustaceans, their molars assist in crushing their prey's tough shells. Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Aug. 2021 Last week, an angler casting a line off Jennette's Pier in Nags Head, North Carolina, caught a hefty and toothy nine-pound sheepshead fish (Archosargus probatocephalus). Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Aug. 2021 The sheepshead will then taper off, but then more Spanish, more pompano and specks will show up. Frank Sargeant, al, 4 Apr. 2021 The near-shore areas have been good, but fishermen have had to release a lot of sheepshead in order to put a six-fish limit of walleye in the cooler. D'arcy Egan, cleveland, 3 June 2021 From the coast, the sheepshead spawn is slowing but there are still plenty of big ones hanging on the rigs and rocks in lower Mobile Bay—a shrimp on bottom gets them. Frank Sargeant, al, 16 Apr. 2021 See More
Cathy Kozlowicz, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 4 May 2022 Their catch also included a trophy sheepshead, a couple of undersized walleye, bluegills and channel catfish. cleveland, 26 Aug. 2021 That came to mind when Faruq K. Abdul-Kahliq of the Cleveland Metroparks Youth Outdoors Program landed a hefty sheepshead, or freshwater drum, the other day and provided a photo of the lunker. cleveland, 2 Sep. 2021 Because the sheepshead's diet consists of mollusks and crustaceans, their molars assist in crushing their prey's tough shells. Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Aug. 2021 Last week, an angler casting a line off Jennette's Pier in Nags Head, North Carolina, caught a hefty and toothy nine-pound sheepshead fish (Archosargus probatocephalus). Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Aug. 2021 The sheepshead will then taper off, but then more Spanish, more pompano and specks will show up. Frank Sargeant, al, 4 Apr. 2021 The near-shore areas have been good, but fishermen have had to release a lot of sheepshead in order to put a six-fish limit of walleye in the cooler. D'arcy Egan, cleveland, 3 June 2021 From the coast, the sheepshead spawn is slowing but there are still plenty of big ones hanging on the rigs and rocks in lower Mobile Bay—a shrimp on bottom gets them. Frank Sargeant, al, 16 Apr. 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
1643, in the meaning defined at sense 1