DOGFISH


Meaning of DOGFISH in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˌfish ]

noun

Date: 15th century

: any of various usually small bottom-dwelling sharks (as of the families Squalidae, Carcharhinidae, and Scyliorhinidae) that often appear in schools near shore, prey chiefly on fish and invertebrates, and are a valuable food source

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