Primitive long-bodies carnivorous freshwater fish with a very long dorsal fin

• Found in sluggish waters of North America
• Small shark
• Any of several small sharks

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Boats heading out past the Needles found just odd cod along with a few whiting, rays, pout and dogfish . ▪ Burnham boat anglers enjoyed good sport with cod and a few dogfish and rays. ▪ Chesil Beach gave dabs, pout and small ...

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Houndfish \Hound"fish\, n. (Zo["o]l.) Any small shark of the genus Galeus or Mustelus , of which there are several species, as the smooth houndfish ( Galeus canis ), of Europe and America; -- called also houndshark , and dogfish . Note: The European nursehound, ...

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
a name for various types of small shark, late 15c., dokefyche , from dog (n.) + fish (n.). Said to be so called because they hunt in packs. This was the image of sharks in classical antiquity as well.\n\nBut in the Mediterranean, among the Greeks and Romans ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. primitive long-bodies carnivorous freshwater fish with a very long dorsal fin; found in sluggish waters of North America [syn: bowfin , grindle , Amia calva ] any of several small sharks [also: dogfishes (pl)]