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nursehound

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Scyliorhinus stellaris, a species of catshark.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: large-spotted dogfish, greater spotted dogfish, bull huss

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From nurse + hound.

Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Asturian: patarroxa — Scyliorhinus stellaris
  • Asturian: pintarroxa — Scyliorhinus stellaris
  • Asturian: petona — Scyliorhinus stellaris
  • Catalan: gatvaire — Scyliorhinus stellaris
  • Galician: patarroxa — Scyliorhinus stellaris
  • Italian: gattopardo — Scyliorhinus stellaris
  • Italian: cagnola — Scyliorhinus stellaris
  • Norman: biche — Scyliorhinus stellaris
  • Norman: tchian d'mé — Scyliorhinus stellaris
  • Norman: rousse — Scyliorhinus stellaris
  • Norman: d'mouaîselle — Scyliorhinus stellaris
  • Norwegian Bokmål: storflekket rødhai — Scyliorhinus stellaris
  • Russian: звёздчатая коша́чья аку́ла (zvjózdčataja košáčʹja akúla) — Scyliorhinus stellaris
  • Russian: крупнопятни́стая коша́чья аку́ла (krupnopjatnístaja košáčʹja akúla) — Scyliorhinus stellaris
  • Russian: звёздчатый морско́й пёс (zvjózdčatyj morskój pjos) — Scyliorhinus stellaris
  • Spanish: alitán — Scyliorhinus stellaris