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SQUALUS ACANTHIAS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Squalus acanthias mean?
• SQUALUS ACANTHIAS (noun)
The noun SQUALUS ACANTHIAS has 1 sense:
1. destructive dogfish of the Atlantic coastal waters of America and Europe; widely used in anatomy classes
Familiarity information: SQUALUS ACANTHIAS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Destructive dogfish of the Atlantic coastal waters of America and Europe; widely used in anatomy classes
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Atlantic spiny dogfish; Squalus acanthias
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)
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