smooth-hound

or smooth·hound (smo͞oth′hound′)

Any of various bottom-dwelling sharks of the genus Mustelus, having a slender body and a large second dorsal fin.

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smooth•hound

(ˈsmuðˌhaʊnd)

n.

a smooth dogfish, esp. Mustelus mustelus, of European shores. Also, smooth′hound shark′.

[1595–1605]

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smoothhound - smooth dogfish of European coastal waters

Mustelus mustelus, smoothhound shark

smooth dogfish - small bottom-dwelling shark found along both Atlantic coasts

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