smooth dogfish

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.

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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

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  • California smooth dogfish — kaliforninis kiauniaryklis statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Mustelus californicus angl. California smooth dogfish; gray shark; gray smooth hound rus. калифорнийская кунья акула; серая кунья акула… …   Žuvų pavadinimų žodynas

  • American smooth dogfish — noun found along the Atlantic coast of the Americas • Syn: ↑Mustelus canis • Hypernyms: ↑smooth dogfish • Member Holonyms: ↑Mustelus, ↑genus Mustelus …   Useful english dictionary

  • Dogfish — can have many meanings, but usually refers to a type of shark: A shark belonging to the order Squaliformes, or to one of its constituent families: Family Centrophoridae (gulper sharks) Family Dalatiidae (kitefin sharks) Family Etmopteridae… …   Wikipedia

  • dogfish — [dôg′fish΄] n. pl. dogfish or dogfishes (see FISH) 1. any of various small sharks, as a spiny dogfish or the smooth dogfish 2. BOWFIN …   English World dictionary

  • 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

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