Skip to definition.
Get the FREE one-click dictionary software for Windows or the iPhone/iPad and Android apps


Noun: dogfish  'dóg,fish
  1. Primitive long-bodied carnivorous freshwater fish with a very long dorsal fin; found in sluggish waters of North America
    - bowfin, grindle, Amia calva
     
  2. Any of several small sharks

Derived forms: dogfishes

Type of: ganoid, ganoid fish, shark

Part of: Amia, genus Amia

Encyclopedia: Dogfish

Nearest

dogbane
dogbane family
dogberry
dogcart
dog-day cicada
doge
dog-ear
dog-eared
dogfight
dogfighter
dogfish
dogged
doggedly
doggedness
dogger
doggerel
doggerel verse
doggie
doggie bag
dogging
doggish