- Squalus acanthias
- Dogfish Dog"fish`, n. (Zo["o]l.)
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]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
