单词 | grayfish |
释义 | grayfish in British English (ˈɡreɪˌfɪʃ) noun a dogfish dogfish in British English (ˈdɒɡˌfɪʃ) nounWord forms: plural -fish or -fishes 1. any of several small spotted European sharks, esp Scyliorhinus canicula (lesser spotted dogfish): family Scyliorhinidae 2. any small shark of the family Squalidae, esp Squalus acanthias (spiny dogfish), typically having a spine on each dorsal fin 3. any small smooth-skinned shark of the family Triakidae, esp Mustelus canis (smooth dogfish or smooth hound) 4. a less common name for the bowfin grayfish in American English (ˈgreɪˌfɪʃ) US nounWord forms: plural ˈgrayˌfish or ˈgrayˌfishes a dogfish (shark) grayfish in American English (ˈɡreiˌfɪʃ) nounWord forms: plural -fishes or esp collectively -fish a name used in marketing for any of several American sharks, esp. the dogfishes of the genus Squalus Word origin [1785–95; gray1 + fish]This word is first recorded in the period 1785–95. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: breakup, commando, crossover, edit, initiative |
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