Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus founded by Linnæus, including all the sharks and shark-like selachians known to him (15 species in 1766). See
Acanthias , and cut underdogfish .
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- noun spiny dogfishes
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Examples
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It indicates the non-frenzied feeding of a large squalus - possibly Longimanus or Isurus glauca.
Top 10 Films You’ve Actually Watched the Most » Scene-Stealers 2008
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Now … the enormous amount of tissue loss prevents any detailed analysis; however the attacking squalus must be considerably larger than any normal squalus found in these waters.
Top 10 Films You’ve Actually Watched the Most » Scene-Stealers 2008
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There was one thing in which the creature in question differed materially from all the individuals of the _squalus_ tribe.
The Ocean Waifs A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea Mayne Reid 1850
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I have likewise made some observations on some fish of the genus of the squalus, particularly the shark, sometimes so dangerous to fishermen in that sea.,
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To attempt an enumeration of the species of fish with which these seas abound would exceed my power, and I shall only mention briefly some of the most obvious; as the shark, hiyu (squalus); skate, ikan pari (raya); ikan mua (muraena); ikan chanak (gymnotus); ikan gajah (cepole); ikan karang or bonna (chaetodon), described by Mr. John Bell in Volume 82 of the Philosophical Transactions.
The History of Sumatra Containing An Account Of The Government, Laws, Customs And Manners Of The Native Inhabitants William Marsden 1795
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