HyperDic: squalus_acanthias

English > 1 sense of the expression Squalus acanthias:
NOUNanimalSqualus acanthias, Atlantic spiny dogfishdestructive dogfish of the Atlantic coastal waters of America and Europe
English > Squalus acanthias: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaningdestructive dogfish of the Atlantic coastal waters of America and Europe; widely used in anatomy classes.
SynonymAtlantic spiny dogfish
Member ofSqualus, genus Squalusspiny dogfishes
Broaderspiny dogfishsmall bottom-dwelling dogfishes
CatalanSqualus acanthias

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