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smooth hound
noun
: any of several dogfishes (genus Mustelus) closely related to or included with the requiem sharks
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Meet the sharks offshore, including the leopard, horn, swell and grey smooth hound species.
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Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2021
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Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2021
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“Smooth hound.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/smooth%20hound. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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