DOGFISHES

DOGFISH

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


Noun

dogfishes

plural of dogfish

Source: Wiktionary


DOGFISH

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



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