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squaloid - What does it mean?

Definition of 'squaloid'

English

Adjective

(en-adj)
  • 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

    (en-noun)
  • Any dogfish of the family Squalidae