dogfish
(noun) any of several small sharks
bowfin, grindle, dogfish, Amia calva
(noun) primitive long-bodied carnivorous freshwater fish with a very long dorsal fin; found in sluggish waters of North America
Source: WordNet® 3.1
dogfish (plural dogfish or dogfishes)
Any of various small sharks
especially those from the family Squalidae
a catshark, any shark from family Scyliorhinidae
a kitefin shark, any shark from family Dalatiidae
(UK) Scyliorhinus canicula or Scyliorhinus stellaris
(Azores Is.) Scyliorhinus canicula
(Canada) Squalus suckleyi
(Bermuda) Mustelus canis
(Barbados) Bodianus rufus
(Guyana) Ginglymostoma cirratum or Mustelus canis
(Trinidad and Tobago) Ginglymostoma cirratum
(Namibia) Squalus acanthias, Squalus blainville, Squalus megalops, or Squalus mitsukurii
(US) The bowfin, Amia calva.
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Source: Wiktionary
Dog"fish`, n. (Zoöl.)
1. A small shark, of many species, of the genera Mustelus, Scyllium, Spinax, etc.
Note: The European spotted dogfishes (Scyllium catudus, and S. canicula) are very abundant; the American smooth, or blue dogfish is Mustelus canis; the common picked, or horned dogfish (Squalus acanthias) abundant on both sides of the Atlantic.
2. The bowfin (Amia calva). See Bowfin.
3. The burbot of Lake Erie.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 April 2025
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