'Archosargus probatocephalus' definitions:
Definition of 'Archosargus probatocephalus'
(from WordNet)
noun
Large (up to 20 lbs) food fish of the eastern coast of the United States and Mexico [syn: sheepshead, Archosargus probatocephalus]
Definition of 'Archosargus probatocephalus'
From: GCIDE
- 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]