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dogfish
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dog·fish  (dôgfsh, dg-)
n. pl. dogfish or dog·fish·es
1. Any of various small sharks, chiefly of the family Squalidae, of Atlantic and Pacific coastal waters. Also called grayfish.
2. See bowfin.

dogfish
Noun
pl -fish or -fishes a small shark
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.dogfishdogfish - primitive long-bodied carnivorous freshwater fish with a very long dorsal fin; found in sluggish waters of North America
ganoid, ganoid fish - primitive fishes having thick bony scales with a shiny covering
Amia, genus Amia - type genus of the Amiidae
2.dogfish - any of several small sharks
shark - any of numerous elongate mostly marine carnivorous fishes with heterocercal caudal fins and tough skin covered with small toothlike scales
smooth dogfish - small bottom-dwelling shark found along both Atlantic coasts
spiny dogfish - small bottom-dwelling dogfishes
Translations
dogfish [ˈdɔgfɪʃ] ncazón m; perro marino


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