Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A name applied to fishes of the genus Tylosurus, especially to T. raphidoma and T. acus, both of the West Indies.
- noun A shark of the genus Scylliorhinus and some similar species. See
dogfish - noun Also called
hound . - noun A species of belonids of the genus Tylosurus, such as the T. jonesi (Bermuda) and T. acus.
- noun The bluefish, Pomatomus saltatrix, formerly called
blue houndfish in Massachusetts. See cut underbluefish . - noun The Spanish mackerel, Scomberomorus maculatus, formerly called
speckled houndfish in Massachusetts.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) Any small shark of the genus Galeus or Mustelus, of which there are several species, as the smooth houndfish (
Galeus canis ), of Europe and America; -- called alsohoundshark , anddogfish .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Tylosurus crocodilus, a large
gamefish of the family Belonidae.
Etymologies
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hound + fish
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Examples
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A marine creature - most likely a species of needlefish known as a houndfish - jumped out of the water.
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A marine creature — most likely a species of needlefish known as a houndfish — jumped out of the water.
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Lyk to the skin of houndfish, sharp as brere; or an old man’s neck —
The Common Reader 1925
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