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California sheephead

California sheephead noun: semicossyphus pulcher, a species of wrasse native to the eastern Pacific Ocean.

california sheephead: semicossyphus pulcher, a species of wrasse native to the eastern Pacific Ocean
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Noun

California sheephead (plural California sheepheads)

  1. Semicossyphus pulcher, a species of wrasse native to the eastern Pacific Ocean.
    Synonyms:
    fathead, redfish

Synonyms of California sheephead

Forms of California sheephead

pluralCalifornia sheepheads

Questions about California sheephead

What does California sheephead mean?
California sheephead means semicossyphus pulcher, a species of wrasse native to the eastern Pacific Ocean.
What part of speech is California sheephead?
California sheephead is a noun.
What is the plural of California sheephead?
The plural of California sheephead is California sheepheads.

Words near California sheephead in the dictionary

  1. California roach
  2. California roll
  3. California rolls
  4. California sea lion
  5. California sea lions
  6. California sheephead
  7. California smoothtongue
  8. California smoothtongues
  9. California sober
  10. California Sound
  11. California Spangled Cat

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