Squalidae

plural noun

Squa·​li·​dae

-ˌdē

: a family of sharks having a spine in each dorsal fin and comprising the spiny dogfishes and various chiefly small related forms

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Squalus, type genus + -idae

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