About The Word Dogfish
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Dogfish
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What's The Definition Of Dogfish?
[n] any of several small sharks
[n] primitive long-bodies carnivorous freshwater fish with a very long dorsal fin; found in sluggish waters of North America Synonyms | Synonyms for Dogfish: Amia calva | bowfin | grindle Related Terms | Find terms related to Dogfish: See Also | Amia | ganoid | ganoid fish | genus Amia | shark | smooth dogfish | spiny dogfish Dogfish In Webster's Dictionary \Dog"fish`\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
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.
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