squalus acanthias
NounWordNet 3.0
Noun (1)
- destructive dogfish of the Atlantic coastal waters of America and Europe; widely used in anatomy classesSynonyms: Atlantic spiny dogfishSqualus acanthias
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Dogfish \Dog"fish`\, n. (Zool.)
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 smooth, or blue dogfish is Mustelus canis; the common picked, or horned dogfish (Squalus acanthias) abundant on both sides of the Atlantic. [1913 Webster]
2.The bowfin (Amia calva). See Bowfin. [1913 Webster]
3.The burbot of Lake Erie. [1913 Webster]