- American smooth dogfish
- nounfound along the Atlantic coast of the Americas• Syn: ↑Mustelus canis• Hypernyms: ↑smooth dogfish• Member Holonyms: ↑Mustelus, ↑genus Mustelus
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American smooth dogfish
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smooth dogfish — noun small bottom dwelling shark found along both Atlantic coasts • Hypernyms: ↑dogfish • Hyponyms: ↑smoothhound, ↑smoothhound shark, ↑Mustelus mustelus, ↑American smooth dogfish, ↑Mustelus canis, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
smooth dogfish — any of several requiem sharks having no spines in front of the dorsal fin, esp. Mustelus canis, ranging along the American coast of the Atlantic Ocean. * * * … Universalium
Dogfish — Dog fish , n. (Zo[ o]l.) 1. A small shark, of many species, of the genera {Mustelus}, {Scyllium}, {Spinax}, etc. [1913 Webster] Note: The European spotted dogfishes ({Scyllium catudus}, and {Scyllium canicula}) are very abundant; the American… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dogfish — /dawg fish , dog /, n., pl. (esp. collectively) dogfish, (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) dogfishes. 1. any of several small sharks, esp. of the genera Mustelus and Squalus, that are destructive to food fishes. 2. any of various… … Universalium
Smooth-hound — Smooth hounds Temporal range: 56–0 Ma[1] … Wikipedia
dogfish shark — Sand Sand, n. [AS. sand; akin to D. zand, G. sand, OHG. sant, Icel. sandr, Dan. & Sw. sand, Gr. ?.] 1. Fine particles of stone, esp. of siliceous stone, but not reduced to dust; comminuted stone in the form of loose grains, which are not coherent … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Grey smooth-hound — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Chondrichthyes … Wikipedia
Mustelus canis — noun found along the Atlantic coast of the Americas • Syn: ↑American smooth dogfish • Hypernyms: ↑smooth dogfish • Member Holonyms: ↑Mustelus, ↑genus Mustelus … Useful english dictionary
Mustelus — noun smooth dogfishes • Syn: ↑genus Mustelus • Hypernyms: ↑fish genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Triakidae, ↑family Triakidae • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
genus Mustelus — noun smooth dogfishes • Syn: ↑Mustelus • Hypernyms: ↑fish genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Triakidae, ↑family Triakidae • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
