Definition of Squalidae
:a family of sharks having a spine in each dorsal fin and comprising the spiny dogfishes and various chiefly small related forms
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Squalidae
plural noun
Squa·li·dae
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Origin and Etymology of squalidae
New Latin, from Squalus, type genus + -idae
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