A voracious sea-fish; esp. the bass, Labrax lupus, and the wolf-fish, Anarhichas lupus.

†(a) ? the sea-wolf, Anarrichas lupus; (b) = wolf's-claw n.

A large and voracious sea-fish, Anarrhichas lupus, having numerous sharp teeth and edible flesh; also called sea-wolf. Also applied to other…

any of several marine fishes or mammals thought to resemble a pig; spec. (a) the common or harbour porpoise, Phocoena phocoena (cf. hogfish, n., sea-…

A name for various fishes: (a) the wolf-fish, Anarrhichas lupus; (b) the great weever, Trachinus draco; (c) a shark, Scyllium catulus; (d) Chimæra…

A name given to various fishes; particularly to: (a) the Anarrhicas or Wolf-fish; (b) several species of Pimelodus, North American freshwater fish…

(a) the hawfinch; (b) Orkney and Shetland the common catfish or wolf-fish.

Any of various marine fishes that somewhat resemble salmon; esp.: (a) the saithe, Pollachius virens; (b) U.S. any of several jacks of the West…

Scottish. The wolf fish, Anarrhichas lupus (apparently so called from the movements of its mouth or nostrils). Cf. swine-fish n. (b) at compounds 4a…

an edible freshwater catfish, Tandanus tandanus (family Plotosidae), formerly widespread in the Murray River, which is greenish brown on the upper…

(a) = rock gunnel n.; (b) British (a fishmongers' name for) the lesser spotted dogfish or rough hound, Scyliorhinus canicula.