dogfish

noun dog·fish \ -ˌfish \

Updated on: 12 Apr 2018

Definition of dogfish

: any of various usually small bottom-dwelling sharks (as of the families Squalidae, Carcharhinidae, and Scyliorhinidae) that often appear in schools near shore, prey chiefly on fish and invertebrates, and are a valuable food source

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Viper dogfish have only been found in waters off the coasts of Japan, Taiwan, and Hawaii.

— sarah gibbens, National Geographic, "'Alien'-Like Sharks With Extendable Jaws Pulled From Deep Sea," 11 Jan. 2018
On their bodies, viper dogfish have little cells that produce light called photophores.

— sarah gibbens, National Geographic, "'Alien'-Like Sharks With Extendable Jaws Pulled From Deep Sea," 11 Jan. 2018
According to Ruiz, all the fish pulled in were catch and release, except for the dogfish.

— kitty conley, Post-Tribune, "St. Mary's kids went fishing," 2 Oct. 2017
The Fish None-too-delicate angel shark or dogfish doesn’t break down while cooking in oil.

— kurt soller, Bon Appetit, "How Baja Locals Build the Ultimate Fish Taco," 1 June 2017
Calagione spent summers in Maine as a kid, near a fishing area where lobster boats caught a lot of dogfish.

— kathleen purvis, charlotteobserver, "Why does the owner of Dogfish Head love N.C. beer so much?," 27 July 2017
My favorite dish was flautas de cazón, tortillas rolled tight around a creamy minilla, or hash, of dogfish (a type of small shark, commonly used in England to make fish and chips), then deep-fried.

— ligaya mishan, New York Times, "A Shrimp Cocktail With a Jumbo Jolt, at La Esquina in Queens," 4 May 2017
The Fish None-too-delicate angel shark or dogfish doesn’t break down while cooking in oil.

— kurt soller, Bon Appetit, "How Baja Locals Build the Ultimate Fish Taco," 1 June 2017
A true dogfish is a type of shark that often feed in packs, which explains their nickname.

— liz langley, National Geographic, "9 Animals With Misleading Names," 19 Nov. 2016

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First Known Use of dogfish

15th century

DOGFISH Defined for Kids

dogfish

noun dog·fish \ ˈdȯg-ˌfish \

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: a small shark often seen near shore

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dogfish

noun dog·fish \ -ˌfish \

medical Definition of dogfish

: any of various small sharks (as of the families Squalidae, Carcharhinidae, and Scyliorhinidae) that often appear in schools near shore, prey chiefly on fish and invertebrates, and are a valuable food source

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