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spiny dogfish

spiny dogfish

noun
any of several dogfish sharks of the genus Squalus, having a spine in front of each of the two dorsal fins, especially S. acanthias, inhabiting Atlantic coastal waters.

Origin:
1840–50
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spiny dogfish

noun
small bottom-dwelling dogfishes 
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