Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of various bottom-dwelling sharks of the genus Mustelus, having a slender body and a large second dorsal fin.
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Examples
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He wanted to go to the surface and harpoon the monsters, particularly certain smooth-hound sharks, whose mouth is studded with teeth like a mosaic; and large tiger-sharks nearly six yards long, the last named of which seemed to excite him more particularly.
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He wanted to go to the surface and harpoon the monsters, particularly certain smooth-hound sharks, whose mouth is studded with teeth like a mosaic; and large tiger-sharks nearly six yards long, the last named of which seemed to excite him more particularly.
Vingt mille lieues sous les mers. English Jules Verne 1866
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"Until recently we weren't even sure what species we were dealing with, but we developed a genetic method which allowed us to confirm that it is the starry smooth-hound which occurs in Irish waters and not the related common smooth-hound."
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Yet until researchers at University College Dublin undertook a project to study them, the starry smooth-hound was a mystery.
hernesheir commented on the word smooth-hound
It's a fish.
January 2, 2012