'Scyllium catudus' definitions:

Definition of 'Scyllium catudus'

From: GCIDE
  • Dogfish \Dog"fish`\, n. (Zool.)
  • 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]