Phrase guide

spiny dogfish

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Squalus acanthias, one of the best known of the dogfish which are members of the family Squalidae in the order Squaliformes

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

small bottom-dwelling dogfishes

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: dogfish

Narrower terms: Atlantic spiny dogfish, Squalus acanthias, Pacific spiny dogfish, Squalus suckleyi

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Across languages

Translations

29 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Asturian: mielga — Squalus acanthias
  • Asturian: tollu — Squalus acanthias
  • Asturian: colín — Squalus acanthias
  • Bulgarian: черноморска бодлива акула (černomorska bodliva akula) — Squalus acanthias
  • Catalan: agullat — Squalus acanthias
  • Dutch: doornhaai — Squalus acanthias
  • Finnish: piikkihai — Squalus acanthias
  • French: aiguillat commun — Squalus acanthias
  • French: aiguillat tacheté — Squalus acanthias
  • Galician: melga — Squalus acanthias
  • German: Dornhai — Squalus acanthias
  • Ancient Greek: ἀκανθίας (akanthías) — Squalus acanthias
  • Irish: fíogach gobach — Squalus acanthias
  • Italian: spinarolo — Squalus acanthias
  • Korean: 곱상어 (gopsang'eo) — Squalus acanthias
  • Norman: mataud — Squalus acanthias
  • Norman: brotchet — Squalus acanthias
  • Norman: d'mouaîselle — Squalus acanthias
  • Norwegian Bokmål: pigghå — Squalus acanthias
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: pigghå — Squalus acanthias
  • Polish: koleń pospolity — Squalus acanthias
  • Russian: колю́чая аку́ла (koljúčaja akúla) — Squalus acanthias
  • Russian: катра́н (katrán) — Squalus acanthias
  • Russian: ного́тница (nogótnica) — Squalus acanthias
  • Spanish: mielga — Squalus acanthias
  • Spanish: galludo — Squalus acanthias
  • Spanish: tollo de cacho — Squalus acanthias
  • Swedish: pigghaj — Squalus acanthias
  • Swedish: hå — Squalus acanthias