| 释义 |
spiny dogfish
noun
: any of various dogfishes constituting the family Squalidae and distinguished by the presence of a spine in or immediately anterior to each dorsal fin: as
a. : a common very destructive dogfish (Squalus acanthias) of both coasts of the No. Atlantic that becomes about four feet long and has the fin spines stout and prominent
b. : a similar dogfish (Squalus suckleyi) of the Pacific coast of No. America |