"dogfish" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dogfish [plural], dogfishes [plural]
Etymology: dog + fish. Compare Greek σκυλόψαρο (skylópsaro, “dogfish”), Latin canicula (“dogfish”, literally “little dog”), Italian pescecane (“dogfish”), French chien de mer (literally “dog of the sea”), German Meerhund (literally “seadog”) and Hundfisch (“dogfish”), and English seadog. For non-Indo-European cognates, see Maltese kelb il-baħar (literally “dog of the sea”) and Turkish köpek balığı (“shark”), likely calques from Indo-European languages. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|dog|fish}} dog + fish, {{noncog|el|σκυλόψαρο|t=dogfish}} Greek σκυλόψαρο (skylópsaro, “dogfish”), {{noncog|la|canicula|lit=little dog|t=dogfish}} Latin canicula (“dogfish”, literally “little dog”), {{noncog|it|pescecane||dogfish}} Italian pescecane (“dogfish”), {{noncog|fr|chien de mer|lit=dog of the sea}} French chien de mer (literally “dog of the sea”), {{noncog|de|Meerhund|lit=seadog}} German Meerhund (literally “seadog”), {{m|de|Hundfisch||dogfish}} Hundfisch (“dogfish”), {{noncog|en|seadog}} English seadog, {{noncog|mt|kelb il-baħar|lit=dog of the sea}} Maltese kelb il-baħar (literally “dog of the sea”), {{noncog|tr|köpek balığı||shark}} Turkish köpek balığı (“shark”) Head templates: {{en-noun|dogfish|+}} dogfish (plural dogfish or dogfishes)
  1. Any of various small sharks
    especially those from the family Squalidae
    Categories (lifeform): Sharks Translations (shark in family Squalidae): σκύλιον (skúlion) [neuter] (Ancient Greek), piikkihai (Finnish), Dornhai [masculine] (German), yačaa (Nootka), galhudo [masculine] (Portuguese), esqualídeo [masculine] (Portuguese), cação [masculine] (Portuguese), bilingbiling (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-dogfish-en-noun-PWYxl5IS Disambiguation of Sharks: 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 2 Disambiguation of 'shark in family Squalidae': 57 7 9 3 2 2 3 3 2 2 7 1
  2. Any of various small sharks
    a catshark, any shark from family Scyliorhinidae
    Categories (lifeform): Sharks Translations (small sharks of the Scyliorhinidae, Dalatiidae and Squalidae families): γαλεός (galeós) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), Dornhaiartige [masculine, plural] (German), fíogach [masculine] (Irish), pescecane [masculine] (Italian), cação [masculine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-dogfish-en-noun-ZFeopn~2 Disambiguation of Sharks: 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 2 Disambiguation of 'small sharks of the Scyliorhinidae, Dalatiidae and Squalidae families': 10 18 12 7 7 7 8 8 7 7 7 2
  3. Any of various small sharks
    a kitefin shark, any shark from family Dalatiidae
    Categories (lifeform): Holostean fish, Sharks
    Sense id: en-dogfish-en-noun-TG8~vYas Disambiguation of Holostean fish: 5 10 22 7 7 4 5 5 5 3 13 12 Disambiguation of Sharks: 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 2
  4. Any of various small sharks
    (UK) Scyliorhinus canicula or Scyliorhinus stellaris
    Tags: UK Categories (lifeform): Sharks
    Sense id: en-dogfish-en-noun-c3Jd0Hsl Disambiguation of Sharks: 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 2 Categories (other): British English
  5. Any of various small sharks
    (Azores Is.) Scyliorhinus canicula
    Categories (lifeform): Sharks
    Sense id: en-dogfish-en-noun-S4JhwYK~ Disambiguation of Sharks: 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 2
  6. Any of various small sharks
    (Canada) Squalus suckleyi
    Tags: Canada Categories (lifeform): Sharks
    Sense id: en-dogfish-en-noun-WGX3qPFo Disambiguation of Sharks: 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 2 Categories (other): Canadian English
  7. Any of various small sharks
    (Bermuda) Mustelus canis
    Categories (lifeform): Sharks
    Sense id: en-dogfish-en-noun-S-tXQzIR Disambiguation of Sharks: 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 2 Categories (other): Bermudian English
  8. Any of various small sharks
    (Barbados) Bodianus rufus
    Tags: Barbados Categories (lifeform): Sharks
    Sense id: en-dogfish-en-noun-LdtN0tpc Disambiguation of Sharks: 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 2 Categories (other): Barbadian English
  9. Any of various small sharks
    (Guyana) Ginglymostoma cirratum or Mustelus canis
    Tags: Guyana Categories (lifeform): Sharks
    Sense id: en-dogfish-en-noun-GoGPXgZb Disambiguation of Sharks: 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 2 Categories (other): Guyanese English
  10. Any of various small sharks
    (Trinidad and Tobago) Ginglymostoma cirratum
    Tags: Trinidad-and-Tobago Categories (lifeform): Sharks
    Sense id: en-dogfish-en-noun-eUVAxw4b Disambiguation of Sharks: 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 2 Categories (other): Trinidad and Tobago English
  11. Any of various small sharks
    (Namibia) Squalus acanthias, Squalus blainville, Squalus megalops, or Squalus mitsukurii
    Tags: Namibia Categories (lifeform): Sharks
    Sense id: en-dogfish-en-noun-T2OBOzeM Disambiguation of Sharks: 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 2 Categories (other): Namibian English
  12. (US) The bowfin, Amia calva. Tags: US
    Sense id: en-dogfish-en-noun-3A0CLYLf Categories (other): American English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: seadog, dog-fish Related terms: dog salmon (taxonomic: Oncorhynchus keta) (english: salmon family), catfish, flake, smooth hound (english: sharks in genus Mustelus), waterdog Translations (small shark): ⁧كوپك بالغی⁩ (köpek balığı) (Ottoman Turkish), cação [masculine] (Portuguese)
Derived forms: arrowhead dogfish (taxonomic: Deania profundorum), Azores dogfish (alt: Scymnodalatias garricki), bareskin dogfish (taxonomic: Centroscyllium kamoharai), birdbeak dogfish (taxonomic: Deania calcea), black dogfish (taxonomic: Centroscyllium fabricii), broadband dogfish (taxonomic: Etmopterus gracilispinis), chain dogfish (taxonomic: Scyliorhinus retifer), combtooth dogfish (taxonomic: Centroscyllium nigrum), Cuban dogfish (taxonomic: Squalus cubensis), deepwater spiny dogfish (taxonomic: Centrophorus squamosus), dogfish orientalis (taxonomic: Plectorhinchus lineatus) (english: a grunt native to coral reefs of the western Pacific Ocean), dogfish shark, granular dogfish (taxonomic: Centroscyllium granulatum), greater spotted dogfish (taxonomic: Scyliorhinus stellaris), Harrison's dogfish (taxonomic: Centrophorus harrissoni), highfin dogfish (taxonomic: Centroscyllium excelsum), hooktooth dogfish (taxonomic: Aculeola nigra), Japanese velvet dogfish (alt: Zameus ichiharai), knifetooth dogfish (alt: Scymnodon ringens), largespine velvet dogfish (alt: Proscymnodon macracanthus), lesser spotted dogfish (taxonomic: Scyliorhinus canicula), longnose velvet dogfish (taxonomic: Centroselachus crepidater), longsnout dogfish (taxonomic: Deania quadrispinosa), mandarin dogfish (taxonomic: Cirrhigaleus barbifer), needle dogfish (taxonomic: Centrophorus granulosus), ornate dogfish (taxonomic: Centroscyllium ornatum), Plunket's dogfish (Centroscymnus plunketi, Portuguese dogfish (taxonomic: Centroscymnus coelolepis), prickly dogfish (taxonomic: Oxynotus bruniensis), rasptooth dogfish (Etmopterus sheikoi (english: alternately known as Miroscyllium sheikoi), rough longnose shark (taxonomic: Deania hystricosa), roughskin dogfish (taxonomic: Centroscymnus owstonii), sherwood dogfish (alt: Scymnodalatias sherwoodi), shortnose velvet dogfish (taxonomic: Centroscymnus owstonii), smooth dogfish (taxonomic: Mustelus canis), southern dogfish (taxonomic: Centrophorus zeehaani), southern Mandarin dogfish (taxonomic: Cirrhigaleus australis), sparsetooth dogfish (alt: Scymnodalatias oligodon), spiny dogfish (taxonomic: Squalus acanthias), Taiwanese dogfish (taxonomic: Squalus formosus), velvet dogfish (alt: Zameus squamulosus), viper dogfish (alt: Trigonognathus kabeyai), whitetail dogfish (alt: Scymnodalatias albicauda), whitefin dogfish (taxonomic: Centroscyllium ritteri) Disambiguation of 'small shark': 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 0

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      "taxonomic": "Deania calcea",
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      "taxonomic": "Etmopterus gracilispinis",
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      "taxonomic": "Scyliorhinus retifer",
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      "taxonomic": "Centroscyllium nigrum",
      "word": "combtooth dogfish"
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      "taxonomic": "Squalus cubensis",
      "word": "Cuban dogfish"
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      "taxonomic": "Centrophorus squamosus",
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      "taxonomic": "Centrophorus harrissoni",
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      "taxonomic": "Centroscyllium excelsum",
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      "taxonomic": "Aculeola nigra",
      "word": "hooktooth dogfish"
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      "alt": "Zameus ichiharai",
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      "alt": "Scymnodon ringens",
      "word": "knifetooth dogfish"
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      "alt": "Proscymnodon macracanthus",
      "word": "largespine velvet dogfish"
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      "taxonomic": "Scyliorhinus canicula",
      "word": "lesser spotted dogfish"
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      "taxonomic": "Centroselachus crepidater",
      "word": "longnose velvet dogfish"
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      "taxonomic": "Deania quadrispinosa",
      "word": "longsnout dogfish"
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      "taxonomic": "Cirrhigaleus barbifer",
      "word": "mandarin dogfish"
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      "taxonomic": "Centrophorus granulosus",
      "word": "needle dogfish"
    },
    {
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      "taxonomic": "Centroscyllium ornatum",
      "word": "ornate dogfish"
    },
    {
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      "word": "Plunket's dogfish (Centroscymnus plunketi"
    },
    {
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      "taxonomic": "Centroscymnus coelolepis",
      "word": "Portuguese dogfish"
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    {
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      "taxonomic": "Oxynotus bruniensis",
      "word": "prickly dogfish"
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      "english": "alternately known as Miroscyllium sheikoi",
      "word": "rasptooth dogfish (Etmopterus sheikoi"
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      "taxonomic": "Deania hystricosa",
      "word": "rough longnose shark"
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      "taxonomic": "Centroscymnus owstonii",
      "word": "roughskin dogfish"
    },
    {
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      "alt": "Scymnodalatias sherwoodi",
      "word": "sherwood dogfish"
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      "taxonomic": "Centroscymnus owstonii",
      "word": "shortnose velvet dogfish"
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      "taxonomic": "Mustelus canis",
      "word": "smooth dogfish"
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      "taxonomic": "Centrophorus zeehaani",
      "word": "southern dogfish"
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      "taxonomic": "Cirrhigaleus australis",
      "word": "southern Mandarin dogfish"
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      "alt": "Scymnodalatias oligodon",
      "word": "sparsetooth dogfish"
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    {
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      "taxonomic": "Squalus acanthias",
      "word": "spiny dogfish"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "taxonomic": "Squalus formosus",
      "word": "Taiwanese dogfish"
    },
    {
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      "alt": "Zameus squamulosus",
      "word": "velvet dogfish"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "alt": "Trigonognathus kabeyai",
      "word": "viper dogfish"
    },
    {
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      "alt": "Scymnodalatias albicauda",
      "word": "whitetail dogfish"
    },
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      "taxonomic": "Centroscyllium ritteri",
      "word": "whitefin dogfish"
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        "2": "dog",
        "3": "fish"
      },
      "expansion": "dog + fish",
      "name": "compound"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "σκυλόψαρο",
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      },
      "expansion": "Greek σκυλόψαρο (skylópsaro, “dogfish”)",
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        "2": "canicula",
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        "2": "pescecane",
        "3": "",
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      "name": "noncog"
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      "args": {
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        "2": "chien de mer",
        "lit": "dog of the sea"
      },
      "expansion": "French chien de mer (literally “dog of the sea”)",
      "name": "noncog"
    },
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        "1": "de",
        "2": "Meerhund",
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      "name": "noncog"
    },
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        "1": "de",
        "2": "Hundfisch",
        "3": "",
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      "expansion": "Hundfisch (“dogfish”)",
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        "2": "kelb il-baħar",
        "lit": "dog of the sea"
      },
      "expansion": "Maltese kelb il-baħar (literally “dog of the sea”)",
      "name": "noncog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "köpek balığı",
        "3": "",
        "4": "shark"
      },
      "expansion": "Turkish köpek balığı (“shark”)",
      "name": "noncog"
    }
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  "etymology_text": "dog + fish. Compare Greek σκυλόψαρο (skylópsaro, “dogfish”), Latin canicula (“dogfish”, literally “little dog”), Italian pescecane (“dogfish”), French chien de mer (literally “dog of the sea”), German Meerhund (literally “seadog”) and Hundfisch (“dogfish”), and English seadog. For non-Indo-European cognates, see Maltese kelb il-baħar (literally “dog of the sea”) and Turkish köpek balığı (“shark”), likely calques from Indo-European languages.",
  "forms": [
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    },
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      "form": "dogfishes",
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
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      "english": "salmon family",
      "taxonomic": "Oncorhynchus keta",
      "word": "dog salmon"
    },
    {
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      "word": "catfish"
    },
    {
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      "word": "flake"
    },
    {
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      "english": "sharks in genus Mustelus",
      "word": "smooth hound"
    },
    {
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      "word": "waterdog"
    }
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      ],
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          "_dis1": "57 7 9 3 2 2 3 3 2 2 7 1",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "shark in family Squalidae",
          "word": "piikkihai"
        },
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "shark in family Squalidae",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Dornhai"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "57 7 9 3 2 2 3 3 2 2 7 1",
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "skúlion",
          "sense": "shark in family Squalidae",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "σκύλιον"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "57 7 9 3 2 2 3 3 2 2 7 1",
          "code": "nuk",
          "lang": "Nootka",
          "sense": "shark in family Squalidae",
          "word": "yačaa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "57 7 9 3 2 2 3 3 2 2 7 1",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "shark in family Squalidae",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "galhudo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "57 7 9 3 2 2 3 3 2 2 7 1",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "shark in family Squalidae",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "esqualídeo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "57 7 9 3 2 2 3 3 2 2 7 1",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "shark in family Squalidae",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "cação"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "57 7 9 3 2 2 3 3 2 2 7 1",
          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "shark in family Squalidae",
          "word": "bilingbiling"
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            "Animals",
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            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
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        }
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        "a catshark, any shark from family Scyliorhinidae"
      ],
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        [
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          "catshark"
        ],
        [
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          "Scyliorhinidae"
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      ],
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        {
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          "code": "de",
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          "tags": [
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    }
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    {
      "taxonomic": "Etmopterus gracilispinis",
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      "taxonomic": "Scyliorhinus retifer",
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    {
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      "word": "dogfish shark"
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    {
      "taxonomic": "Centroscyllium granulatum",
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    {
      "taxonomic": "Scyliorhinus stellaris",
      "word": "greater spotted dogfish"
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    {
      "taxonomic": "Centrophorus harrissoni",
      "word": "Harrison's dogfish"
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    {
      "taxonomic": "Centroscyllium excelsum",
      "word": "highfin dogfish"
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    {
      "taxonomic": "Aculeola nigra",
      "word": "hooktooth dogfish"
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    {
      "alt": "Zameus ichiharai",
      "word": "Japanese velvet dogfish"
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    {
      "alt": "Scymnodon ringens",
      "word": "knifetooth dogfish"
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    {
      "alt": "Proscymnodon macracanthus",
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    {
      "taxonomic": "Scyliorhinus canicula",
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    {
      "taxonomic": "Centroselachus crepidater",
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    {
      "taxonomic": "Deania quadrispinosa",
      "word": "longsnout dogfish"
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    {
      "taxonomic": "Cirrhigaleus barbifer",
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    {
      "taxonomic": "Centrophorus granulosus",
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    {
      "taxonomic": "Centroscyllium ornatum",
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    {
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    {
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    {
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    {
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    {
      "taxonomic": "Squalus formosus",
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          "kitefin shark"
        ],
        [
          "Dalatiidae",
          "Dalatiidae"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "British English"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Any of various small sharks",
        "Scyliorhinus canicula or Scyliorhinus stellaris"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "shark",
          "shark"
        ],
        [
          "Scyliorhinus canicula",
          "Scyliorhinus canicula"
        ],
        [
          "Scyliorhinus stellaris",
          "Scyliorhinus stellaris"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "Any of various small sharks",
        "(UK) Scyliorhinus canicula or Scyliorhinus stellaris"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Any of various small sharks",
        "Scyliorhinus canicula"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "shark",
          "shark"
        ],
        [
          "Scyliorhinus canicula",
          "Scyliorhinus canicula"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "Any of various small sharks",
        "(Azores Is.) Scyliorhinus canicula"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Canadian English",
        "Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Any of various small sharks",
        "Squalus suckleyi"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "shark",
          "shark"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "Any of various small sharks",
        "(Canada) Squalus suckleyi"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Canada"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Bermudian English",
        "Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Any of various small sharks",
        "Mustelus canis"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "shark",
          "shark"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "Bermuda",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "Any of various small sharks",
        "(Bermuda) Mustelus canis"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Barbadian English",
        "Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Any of various small sharks",
        "Bodianus rufus"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "shark",
          "shark"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "Any of various small sharks",
        "(Barbados) Bodianus rufus"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Barbados"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)",
        "Guyanese English"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Any of various small sharks",
        "Ginglymostoma cirratum or Mustelus canis"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "shark",
          "shark"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "Any of various small sharks",
        "(Guyana) Ginglymostoma cirratum or Mustelus canis"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Guyana"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)",
        "Trinidad and Tobago English"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Any of various small sharks",
        "Ginglymostoma cirratum"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "shark",
          "shark"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "Any of various small sharks",
        "(Trinidad and Tobago) Ginglymostoma cirratum"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Trinidad-and-Tobago"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)",
        "Namibian English"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Any of various small sharks",
        "Squalus acanthias, Squalus blainville, Squalus megalops, or Squalus mitsukurii"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "shark",
          "shark"
        ],
        [
          "Squalus acanthias",
          "Squalus acanthias"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "Any of various small sharks",
        "(Namibia) Squalus acanthias, Squalus blainville, Squalus megalops, or Squalus mitsukurii"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Namibia"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "American English",
        "English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1967, George K. Reid, edited by Herbert S. Zim and George S. Fichter, Pond Life, New York: Golden Press, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 128",
          "text": "Bowfins, sometimes called Dog-fish, live in sluggish waters throughout eastern N.A.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The bowfin, Amia calva."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "bowfin",
          "bowfin"
        ],
        [
          "Amia calva",
          "Amia calva"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(US) The bowfin, Amia calva."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "seadog"
    },
    {
      "word": "dog-fish"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "roman": "köpek balığı",
      "sense": "small shark",
      "word": "⁧كوپك بالغی⁩"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "small shark",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cação"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "shark in family Squalidae",
      "word": "piikkihai"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "shark in family Squalidae",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Dornhai"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "skúlion",
      "sense": "shark in family Squalidae",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "σκύλιον"
    },
    {
      "code": "nuk",
      "lang": "Nootka",
      "sense": "shark in family Squalidae",
      "word": "yačaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "shark in family Squalidae",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "galhudo"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "shark in family Squalidae",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "esqualídeo"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "shark in family Squalidae",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cação"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "shark in family Squalidae",
      "word": "bilingbiling"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "small sharks of the Scyliorhinidae, Dalatiidae and Squalidae families",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "Dornhaiartige"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "galeós",
      "sense": "small sharks of the Scyliorhinidae, Dalatiidae and Squalidae families",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "γαλεός"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "small sharks of the Scyliorhinidae, Dalatiidae and Squalidae families",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "fíogach"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "small sharks of the Scyliorhinidae, Dalatiidae and Squalidae families",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pescecane"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "small sharks of the Scyliorhinidae, Dalatiidae and Squalidae families",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cação"
    }
  ],
  "word": "dogfish"
}

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