nursehoundn.
/ˈnəːsˌhaʊnd/, U.S. /ˈnərsˌ(h)aʊnd/ Any of several dogfishes, esp. the large-spotted dogfish, Scyliorhinus stellaris (family Scyliorhinidae).
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nurse1499
rough hound1602
nurse-fish1682
bouncea1705
nursehound1848
rock salmon1928
dogfish1931
1848 Zoologist 6 1973 Larger Spotted Dog, S[cyllium] catulus,..commonly called ‘nurse-hound’.
1877 Encycl. Brit. VII. 332/1 The Small-spotted Dog-fish..and the Large-spotted or Nurse Hound..are also known as ground-sharks.
1922 Nature 12 Jan. 55/2 Mr. E. Ford writes to inform us that the term ‘nurse-hound’ is applied at Plymouth to Scyliorhinus stellaris, which is not viviparous. We understand from the writer of our article that confusion has arisen from the fact that the name ‘nurse-hound’ is also used by fishermen in his district to refer to Mustelus vulgaris, which is viviparous.
1959 A. Hardy Fish & Fisheries ix. 179 The rough hound and the nurse hound are both spotted with dark spots..upon a lighter ground.
1969 A. Wheeler Fishes Brit. Isles & N.-W. Europe 44/1 The nurse hound is most common on rough, even rocky ground and it may be found within the algal zone close inshore, although it is most common in deeper water.
1995 J. S. Ryland in P. J. Hayward & J. S. Ryland Handbk. Marine Fauna N.W. Europe xiv. 720/1 Scyliorhinus stellaris (Linnaeus). Nursehound.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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