0%

spiny dogfish

spin·y dog·fish
S s

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [spahy-nee dawg-fish, dog-]
    • /ˈspaɪ ni ˈdɔgˌfɪʃ, ˈdɒg-/
    • /ˈspaɪ.ni ˈdɒɡ.fɪʃ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [spahy-nee dawg-fish, dog-]
    • /ˈspaɪ ni ˈdɔgˌfɪʃ, ˈdɒg-/

Definitions of spiny dogfish words

  • noun spiny dogfish any of several dogfish sharks of the genus Squalus, having a spine in front of each of the two dorsal fins, especially S. acanthias, inhabiting Atlantic coastal waters. 1
  • noun spiny dogfish any of an order (Squaliformes) of sharks having a sharp single spine in front of each dorsal fin; esp., a small shark (Squalus acanthias) 0
See all 2 definitions of spiny dogfish

Information block about the term

Origin of spiny dogfish

First appearance:

before 1840
One of the 33% newest English words
First recorded in 1840-50

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Spiny dogfish

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Spiny dogfish

spiny dogfish popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 66% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

spiny dogfish usage trend in Literature

This diagram is provided by Google Ngram Viewer

See also

Matching words

Was this page helpful?
Yes No
Thank you for your feedback! Tell your friends about this page
Tell us why?