dogfish

noun

dog·fish | \ ˈdȯg-ˌfish

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

Examples of dogfish in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Oregon's Department of Fish & Wildlife lists the salmon shark, spiny dogfish, soupfin shark, common thresher shark, basking shark, blue shark as native to its coastal waters, among others. — Julia Musto, Fox News, 26 Aug. 2021 All sharks, with the exception of smooth dogfish under certain circumstances, must be brought to shore with their fins naturally attached. — Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2021 The port city of Cádiz, for example, is known for cazon en adobo, in which dense chunks of dogfish get a long marinade in vinegar and spices. — Bettina Makalintal, Bon Appétit, 19 Oct. 2021 Fishermen brought more than 18 million pounds of spiny dogfish to docks in 2019. — BostonGlobe.com, 5 Mar. 2021 Instead, Currie’s nets caught mostly gurnards, Cape horse mackerel, spiny dogfish, and shallow-water hake, and white sea catfish, which together made up 85 percent of Currie’s catch, compared with a historical three percent. — Petro Kotzé, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Dec. 2020 Last month alone, Massachusetts fisherman landed over a million pounds of dogfish. — BostonGlobe.com, 26 Sep. 2019 Bennett is bringing in big catches of something that Cape fishermen once tossed back in disgust: a species of small shark called spiny dogfish. — BostonGlobe.com, 26 Sep. 2019 Unsurprisingly, the cod ended up with lower mercury levels than the dogfish. — Linda Carroll, NBC News, 7 Aug. 2019 See More

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dogfish

noun

dog·fish | \ ˈdȯg-ˌfish

Kids Definition of dogfish

: a small shark often seen near shore

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