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Answer for the clue "Shark vessel circles swirling fog ", 7 letters:
dogfish

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The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Roussette \Rous*sette"\, n. [F.; -- so called in allusion to the color. See Russet .] (Zo["o]l.) A fruit bat, especially the large species ( Pieropus vulgaris ) inhabiting the islands of the Indian ocean. It measures about a yard across the expanded wings. ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 Any of various small sharks 2 # especially those from the family Squalidae 3 # a catshark, any shark from family ''(taxlink Scyliorhinidae family noshow=1)'' 4 # a kitefin shark, any shark from family Dalatiidae 5 # (cx UK English) (taxlink Scyliorhinus ...

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 ...

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
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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)]

Usage examples of dogfish.

Straightforward dissections of the earthworm, the frog, the afferent and efferent systems of the dogfish, that kind of thing.

And pulling hooks off the bottom, replacing hooks after dogfish swallowed them, untangling snarls, and fixing all the other minor disasters that came while learning how to catch bottom fish.

This was followed by a dogfish shark, with huge, milky, sightless eyes resembling headlamps.