Squalus acanthias squa·lu·sa·canthias uncommon noun 1. destructive dogfish of the Atlantic coastal waters of America and Europe; widely used in anatomy classes SynonymsAtlantic spiny dogfishSqualus acanthias Related words Broader terms spiny dogfish Parts Squalus WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.
