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dog⋅fish

  [dawg-fish, dog-]
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–noun, plural (especially collectively) -fish, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) -fish⋅es.
1. any of several small sharks, esp. of the genera Mustelus and Squalus, that are destructive to food fishes.
2. any of various other fishes, as the bowfin.
Origin:
1425–75; earlier dokefyche; late ME. See dog, fish
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bow·fin   (bō'fĭn')   
n.  A primitive bony freshwater fish (Amia calva) of central and eastern North America, with a long spineless dorsal fin. Also called dogfish, mudfish.
dog·fish   (dôg'fĭsh', dŏg'-)   
n.   pl. dogfish or dog·fish·es

  1. Any of various small sharks, chiefly of the family Squalidae, of Atlantic and Pacific coastal waters. Also called grayfish.

  2. See bowfin.

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Main Entry: dog·fish
Pronunciation: -"fish
Function: noun
: any of various small sharks (as of the families Squalidae, Carcharhinidae, andScyliorhinidae) that often appear in schools near shore, are destructive to fish, and have livers valued for oil and flesh often made into fertilizer
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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