smooth hound
smooth hound, any of a number of small sharks of the family Triakidae, among them the well-known smooth dogfish. See dogfish.
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Article Title:
smooth hound
Website Name:
Encyclopaedia Britannica
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Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
Date Published:
07 August 2009
Access Date:
November 14, 2026