Meaning of DOGFISH
| Pronunciation: | | 'dog`fish
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- [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
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| | Synonyms: | | Amia calva, bowfin, grindle |
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| | See Also: | | Amia, ganoid, ganoid fish, genus Amia, shark, smooth dogfish, spiny dogfish | |
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| | Definition: | | \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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