Thesaurus: dogfish

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1. n. A small shark, of many species, of the genera Mustelus, Scyllium, Spinax, etc.
2. n. The bowfin (Amia calva). See Bowfin.
3. n. The burbot of Lake Erie.
4. n. primitive long-bodied">long-bodied carnivorous freshwater fish with a very long dorsal fin; found in sluggish waters of North America
5. n. any of several small sharks
6. 1. A small shark, of many species, of the genera Mustelus, Scyllium, Spinax, etc. Note: The European spotted dogfishes (Scyllium catudus, and S. canicula) are very abundant; the American smooth, or blue dogfish is Mustelus canis; the common picked, or horned dogfish (Squalus acanthias) abundant on both sides of the Atlantic. 2. The bowfin (Amia calva). See Bowfin. 3. The burbot of Lake Erie.
7. n:100 n. any of several small sharks