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Scyllium catulus
(gcide) | Houndfish \Hound"fish\, n. (Zool.)
Any small shark of the genus Galeus or Mustelus, of which
there are several species, as the smooth houndfish ({Galeus
canis}), of Europe and America; -- called also houndshark,
and dogfish.
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Note: The European nursehound, or small-spotted dogfish, is
Scyllium canicula; the rough houndfish, or
large-spotted dogfish, is Scyllium catulus. The name
has also sometimes been applied to the bluefish
(Pomatomus saltatrix), and to the silver gar.
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Scyllium catulus
(gcide) | Bounce \Bounce\, n.
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1. A sudden leap or bound; a rebound.
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2. A heavy, sudden, and often noisy, blow or thump.
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The bounce burst open the door. --Dryden.
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3. An explosion, or the noise of one. [Obs.]
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4. Bluster; brag; untruthful boasting; audacious
exaggeration; an impudent lie; a bouncer. --Johnson. De
Quincey.?
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5. (Zool.) A dogfish of Europe (Scyllium catulus).
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