Found 1 items, similar to Scyllium catulus.
English → English (gcide) Definition: Scyllium catulus Houndfish \Hound"fish\, n. (Zo["o]l.) 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 also houndshark, and dogfish. [1913 Webster] Note: The European nursehound, or small-spotted dogfish, is Scyllium canicula; the rough houndfish, or large-spotted dogfish, is Scyllium catulus. The name has also sometimes been applied to the bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix), and to the silver gar. [1913 Webster] Bounce \Bounce\, n. [1913 Webster] 1. A sudden leap or bound; a rebound. [1913 Webster] 2. A heavy, sudden, and often noisy, blow or thump. [1913 Webster] The bounce burst open the door. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] 3. An explosion, or the noise of one. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 4. Bluster; brag; untruthful boasting; audacious exaggeration; an impudent lie; a bouncer. --Johnson. De Quincey.? [1913 Webster] 5. (Zo["o]l.) A dogfish of Europe (Scyllium catulus). [1913 Webster]