smoothhound

noun

a smooth dogfish, especially Mustelus mustelus, inhabiting waters along the coast of Europe.

Also called smoothhound shark.

Origin:
1595–1605; smooth + hound¹

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smoothhound
noun
smooth dogfish of European coastal waters

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Smoothhound is always a great word to know.

So is zedonk. Does it mean:

a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.

the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.

Example sentences

Typical estuarine fish include brown smoothhound, pile surfperch and white croaker.

Brown smoothhound sharks also take advantage of the abundance of fish and crustaceans.

Of course these small fish provide food for predators, such as the gray smoothhound shark and round stingrays.

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