sea hound
English
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editEtymology
editFrom sea + hound. Compare formally similar Dutch zeehond (“seal”), German Seehund (“seal”), which are alterations of earlier Dutch zaalhond (literally “seal-hound”) (<Middle Dutch saelhont, seelhont), earlier German Seelhund (literally “seal-hound”).
Noun
editsea hound (plural sea hounds)
- A dogfish (kind of shark).