dogfish shark

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• dogfish shark — Sand Sand, n. [AS. sand; akin to D. zand, G. sand, OHG. sant, Icel. sandr, Dan. & Sw. sand, Gr. ?.] 1. Fine particles of stone, esp. of siliceous stone, but not reduced to dust; comminuted stone in the form of loose grains, which are not coherent …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Dogfish — can have many meanings, but usually refers to a type of shark: A shark belonging to the order Squaliformes, or to one of its constituent families: Family Centrophoridae (gulper sharks) Family Dalatiidae (kitefin sharks) Family Etmopteridae… …   Wikipedia

• Shark — Shark, n. [Of uncertain origin; perhaps through OF. fr. carcharus a kind of dogfish, Gr. karchari as, so called from its sharp teeth, fr. ka rcharos having sharp or jagged teeth; or perhaps named from its rapacity (cf. {Shark}, v. t. & i.); cf.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Shark barrow — Shark Shark, n. [Of uncertain origin; perhaps through OF. fr. carcharus a kind of dogfish, Gr. karchari as, so called from its sharp teeth, fr. ka rcharos having sharp or jagged teeth; or perhaps named from its rapacity (cf. {Shark}, v. t. & i.); …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Shark ray — Shark Shark, n. [Of uncertain origin; perhaps through OF. fr. carcharus a kind of dogfish, Gr. karchari as, so called from its sharp teeth, fr. ka rcharos having sharp or jagged teeth; or perhaps named from its rapacity (cf. {Shark}, v. t. & i.); …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Shark finning — is the controversial process of removing shark fins to provide the ingredients for the popular Asian dish of shark fin soup. TOC According to wildlife conservationists, much of the trade in sharks fins is derived from fins cut from living sharks; …   Wikipedia

• Dogfish — Dog fish , n. (Zo[ o]l.) 1. A small shark, of many species, of the genera {Mustelus}, {Scyllium}, {Spinax}, etc. [1913 Webster] Note: The European spotted dogfishes ({Scyllium catudus}, and {Scyllium canicula}) are very abundant; the American… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• dogfish — a name for various types of small shark, late 15c., dokefyche, from DOG (Cf. dog) (n.) + FISH (Cf. fish). Said to be so called because they hunt in packs …   Etymology dictionary

• dogfish — ► NOUN ▪ a small bottom dwelling shark with a long tail …   English terms dictionary

• Shark — Taxobox name = Shark fossil range = Late Devonian Recent image width = 250px image caption = Grey reef shark, Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata subphylum = Vertebrata classis = Chondrichthyes subclassis =… …   Wikipedia

• dogfish — /dawg fish , dog /, n., pl. (esp. collectively) dogfish, (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) dogfishes. 1. any of several small sharks, esp. of the genera Mustelus and Squalus, that are destructive to food fishes. 2. any of various… …   Universalium