spiny dogfish

/ˌspaɪni ˌdɔgˈfɪʃ/
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Definitions of spiny dogfish
  1. noun
    small bottom-dwelling dogfishes
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    types:
    Atlantic spiny dogfish, Squalus acanthias
    destructive dogfish of the Atlantic coastal waters of America and Europe; widely used in anatomy classes
    Pacific spiny dogfish, Squalus suckleyi
    dogfish of Pacific coast of North America
    type of:
    dogfish
    any of several small sharks
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