Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The only genus of Squatinidæ, represented in most seas. S. angelus is the angel-shark, angel-fish, monk-fish, or squat. See cuts under
angel-fish and pterygium.
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- noun type genus of the Squatinidae: angel sharks
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To the North Sea fishermen this fish is known as the "monk," a name which more properly belongs to _Rhina squatina_, a fish allied to the skates.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Part 1, Slice 1 Various
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