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HOUND-FISH

\hˈa͡ʊndfˈɪʃ], \hˈa‍ʊndfˈɪʃ], \h_ˈaʊ_n_d_f_ˈɪ_ʃ]\

Definitions of HOUND-FISH

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases

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A kind of shark.
A fish of the shark family.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

A kind of shark.

1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.

(Ichth.) Smooth-hound, Ray-mouthed dog. A small British shark, about eighteen inches long; eatable. Squalus mustelus, fam. Carchariidge [Gr.], ord. Plagiostomata, sub-class Chondropterygii.

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
By Henry Percy Smith

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