dogfish
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- noun
- /ˈdɔɡˌfɪʃ/
- Specialized
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tiburón perro
- The marine biologist studied the behavior of dogfish in their natural habitat.
- dogfish sharks
- spiny dogfish
- dogfish and skates
Examples
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What are you gonna do with them dogfish?
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But there have also been increased landings of nontraditional species like spiny dogfish and skates (Murawski and Almeida, 1998).
Academic text (2000) -
Fishermen often catch spiny dogfish while fishing near the rocky shore.
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After grilling, the dogfish was served with a side of vegetables at the restaurant.
Synonyms
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A large sea fish with sharp teeth that eats other animals
A small shark with sharp spines in front of its top fins
A small spiny shark called the spiny dogfish that lives near coasts in the Atlantic and Pacific
A small thin shark with sharp spines on its back found in Atlantic coastal waters
A small shark that has two spines on its back and lives along the Pacific coast of North America
A small thin shark near European coasts that eats crabs, also called smooth dogfish
A small shark that lives along the Atlantic coast of the Americas with smooth skin and a thin body
Compounds
- Specialized
A small shark that lives along the Atlantic coast of the Americas with smooth skin and a thin body
A small thin shark with sharp spines on its back found in Atlantic coastal waters
A small shark that has two spines on its back and lives along the Pacific coast of North America
- Specialized
A small shark that lives on the sea bottom along the Atlantic coasts of North and South America
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Dogfish is a compound of dog and fish. People probably used the name for small coastal sharks because these sharks can bite and often hunt in groups like dogs, so the name stuck to these slender, spiny sharks.