Sheepshead (Noun)
Meaning
Large (up to 20 lbs) food fish of the eastern coast of the United States and Mexico.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- Sheepshead are a popular catch for recreational anglers along the Gulf Coast due to their strong fighting ability.
- The restaurant's seafood menu featured pan-seared sheepshead as the catch of the day.
- In the southeastern United States, sheepshead are often targeted by commercial fishermen for their flavorful flesh.
- Anglers often use live fiddler crabs or shrimp to catch sheepshead near coastal structures such as jetties and bridges.
- The fish market displayed a large sheepshead, weighing over 15 pounds, which had been caught locally that morning.