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Definition of Squatina
1. Noun. Type genus of the Squatinidae: angel sharks.
Generic synonyms: Fish Genus
Group relationships: Family Squatinidae, Squatinidae
Member holonyms: Angel Shark, Angelfish, Monkfish, Squatina Squatina
Lexicographical Neighbors of Squatina
Literary usage of Squatina
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Geology and Mineralogy Considered with Reference to Natural Theology by William Buckland (1836)
"... skin of the head of the recent squatina ángelus. See VI p. 269, Note. (Original.)
PLATE 27f. VI pp. 286 & 289. Beautiful cluster of palatal teeth of ..."
2. Geology and Mineralogy Considered with Reference to Natural Theology by William Buckland (1836)
"Magnified view of similar minute tooth-like tubercles of Enamel, forming the
Shagreen on the skin of the head of the recent squatina ángelus ..."
3. Geology and Mineralogy Considered with Reference to Natural Theology by William Buckland (1837)
"Magnified view of similar minute tooth-like tubercles of Enamel, forming the
Shagreen on the skin of the head of the recent squatina ángelus. See VI p. ..."
4. Essays and Observations on Natural History, Anatomy, Physiology, Psychology by John Hunter, Richard Owen (1861)
"THE KINGSTON FISH [Monk-fish (squatina Angelus, Cuv.')]. The kingston fish and
torpedo would seem to bo in a middle state between the shark and the skate, ..."
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