smoothhound
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of smoothhound
Example Sentences
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Kermadecs Islands: Shark fishing with Clinton Duffy Clinton Duffy and Melania Napa’a with the Kermadecs smoothhound – an undescribed species and only the fifth specimen known to science.
From Scientific American • Aug. 13, 2012
While there are many species of smoothhound around the world, the one that lives in the Kermadecs is a separate and undescribed species.
From Scientific American • Aug. 13, 2012
There are several species of sharks that migrate through this huge estuary, including the brown smoothhound, the spiny dogfish, the soupfin and the unusual seven- and six-gill sharks.
From Time Magazine Archive
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