Found 2 items, similar to Squalus acanthias.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: Squalus acanthias Squalus acanthias n : destructive dogfish of the Atlantic coastal waters of America and Europe; widely used in anatomy classes [syn: Atlantic spiny dogfish]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Squalus acanthias Dogfish \Dog"fish`\, n. (Zo["o]l.) 1. A small shark, of many species, of the genera Mustelus, Scyllium, Spinax, etc. [1913 Webster] Note: The European spotted dogfishes (Scyllium catudus, and Scyllium canicula) are very abundant; the American smooth, or blue dogfish is Mustelus canis; the common picked, or horned dogfish (Squalus acanthias) abundant on both sides of the Atlantic. [1913 Webster] 2. The bowfin (Amia calva). See Bowfin. [1913 Webster] 3. The burbot of Lake Erie. [1913 Webster]