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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Sheepshead \Sheeps"head`\, n. [So called because of the fancied resemblance of its head and front teeth to those of a sheep.] (Zool.) A large and valuable sparoid food fish (Archosargus probatocephalus syn. Diplodus probatocephalus) found on the Atlantic coast of the United States. It often weighs from ten to twelve pounds. [1913 Webster] Note: The name is also locally, in a loose way, applied to various other fishes, as the butterfish, the fresh-water drumfish, the parrot fish, the porgy, and the moonfish. [1913 Webster]