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• noun (Context 1)
Any of various small sharks, especially those of the families Squalidae (spiny dogfishes) and Scyliorhinidae (catsharks), found in coastal and deep waters globally.
Usage Example
"The biology students carefully dissected a spiny houndshark to study the anatomy of cartilaginous fish."
Strong
houndshark
catshark
shark
• noun (Context 2)
A primitive, predatory freshwater fish of the Amiidae family, native to eastern North America, typically found in sluggish, vegetated waters.
Usage Example
"While casting his line in the swampy southern river, the angler unexpectedly caught a large bowfin."
Strongest
bowfin
mudfish
Strong
grindle
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