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Squaloid
Squa′loid
(skwā′loid)
,
Adj.
[NL.
Squalus
a genus of sharks (fr. L.
squalus
a kind of sea fish) +
-oid
.]
(Zool.)
Like or pertaining to a shark or sharks.
Definition
2024
squaloid
squaloid
English
Adjective
squaloid
(
comparative
more
squaloid
,
superlative
most
squaloid
)
Characteristic of a
shark
or
dogfish
1979
, Cormac McCarthy,
Suttree
, Random House, p.169:
The old man cracked a
squaloid
smile full of toothblack and breakfast scraps.
Noun
squaloid
(
plural
squaloids
)
Any
dogfish
of the family
Squalidae
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