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1. (n.) dogfish
any of several small sharks, esp. of the genera Mustelus and Squalus, that are destructive to food fishes.
2. dogfish
any of various other fishes, as the bowfin.
Etymology: (1425–75)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) bowfin, grindle, dogfish, Amia calva
primitive long-bodied carnivorous freshwater fish with a very long dorsal fin; found in sluggish waters of North America
2. (noun) dogfish
any of several small sharks
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) dogfish
a small shark, of many species, of the genera Mustelus, Scyllium, Spinax, etc
2. (noun) dogfish
the bowfin (Amia calva). See Bowfin
3. (noun) dogfish
the burbot of Lake Erie
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U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. dogfish
Sharks of the family Squalidae, also called dogfish sharks. They comprise at least eight genera and 44 species. Their LIVER is valued for its oil and its flesh is often made into fertilizer.
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