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SQUALUS ACANTHIAS
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Destructive dogfish of the Atlantic coastal waters of America and Europe; widely used in anatomy classes
Synonyms:
Atlantic spiny dogfish; Squalus acanthias
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Squalus acanthias" is a kind of...):
spiny dogfish (small bottom-dwelling dogfishes)
Holonyms ("Squalus acanthias" is a member of...):
genus Squalus; Squalus (spiny dogfishes)