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grayfish

[ grey-fish ]

noun

plural grayfishes, (especially collectively) grayfish.
  1. a name used in marketing for any of several American sharks, especially the dogfishes of the genus Squalus.


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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of grayfish1

First recorded in 1785–95; gray 1 + fish
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Example Sentences

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Dogfish becomes grayfish or salmon shark.

The toothsome steaks still are often sold to the unsuspecting under such fishy pseudonyms as "steakfish," "grayfish" and "whitefish"; the idea of dining on shark has traditionally been about as attractive to many Americans as eating fried tarantula or sting ray in aspic.

Tons of shark meat, which tastes something like lobster, are sold daily throughout the world, usually under the name of "rock salmon" or "grayfish."

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