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, or small-spotted dogfish, is Scyllium canicula; the rough houndfish, or large-spotted dogfish, is Scyllium catulus. The name has also sometimes been applied to the bluefish ( Pomatomus saltatrix), and to the silver gar.
Bounce \Bounce\, n.
A sudden leap or bound; a rebound.
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A heavy, sudden, and often noisy, blow or thump.
The bounce burst open the door.
--Dryden. An explosion, or the noise of one. [Obs.]
Bluster; brag; untruthful boasting; audacious exaggeration; an impudent lie; a bouncer.
--Johnson. De Quincey.?(Zo["o]l.) A dogfish of Europe ( Scyllium catulus).