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Definition of Spiny dogfish
1. Noun. Small bottom-dwelling dogfishes.
Group relationships: Family Squalidae, Squalidae
Specialized synonyms: Atlantic Spiny Dogfish, Squalus Acanthias, Pacific Spiny Dogfish, Squalus Suckleyi
Definition of Spiny dogfish
1. Noun. Squalus acanthias, one of the best known of the dogfish which are members of the family Squalidae in the order Squaliformes ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Spiny Dogfish
Literary usage of Spiny dogfish
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. First Lessons in Geology by Alpheus Spring Packard (1881)
"In order to give some, idea of the form of the Silurian sharks,. we have introduced
a modern spiny dogfish (Spinax) which is .armed with a long spine over ..."
2. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1905)
"... numbers from the latter part of June till November first, being most abundant
soon after their appearance late in June," while spiny dogfish ..."
3. The Anatomy of the Nervous System from the Standpoint of Development and by Stephen Walter Ranson (1920)
"Either the spiny dogfish (Squalus acanthias) or the smooth dogfish (Mustelus
canis) may be used for dissection. 2. The special sense organs include the ..."
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