Definition of dogfish Dogfish
/dɔˈgfɪˌʃ/ - [dogfish] - dog•fish
We found 7 definitions of dogfish from 4 different sources.
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What does dogfish mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: dogfishes |
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| dogfish - any of several small sharks | ||
| shark any of numerous elongate mostly marine carnivorous fishes with heterocercal caudal fins and tough skin covered with small toothlike scales | ||
| smooth dogfish small bottom-dwelling shark found along both Atlantic coasts | ||
| dogfish - primitive long-bodied carnivorous freshwater fish with a very long dorsal fin; found in sluggish waters of North America | ||
| bowfin, grindle, Amia calva | ||
| ganoid, ganoid fish primitive fishes having thick bony scales with a shiny covering | ||
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Wiktionary 
- dogfish (Noun)
Any of various small sharks, especially those from the families , Dalatiidae, and Squalidae.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- dogfish (n.)
A small shark, of many species, of the genera Mustelus, Scyllium, Spinax, etc. - dogfish (n.)
The bowfin (Amia calva). See Bowfin. - dogfish (n.)
The burbot of Lake Erie.
