DOGFISH


Meaning of DOGFISH in English

ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun

Etymology: Middle English dokefyche, from doke, dogge dog + fyche, fissh fish — more at dog , fish

1. : any of various small sharks (as of the families Squalidae, Carcharhinidae, and Scyliorhinidae) that often appear in schools near shore, that are destructive to fish and fishing gear, and that have livers valued for oil and flesh often made into fertilizer — see smooth dogfish , spiny dogfish

2. : any of various other fishes: as

a. : bowfin

b. : the New World burbot

c. : blackfish 1f

3. : a mud puppy ( Necturus maculosus )

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.