- Small shark - A small shark, of many species, of the genera Mustelus,
Scyllium, Spinax, etc. - The bowfin (Amia calva). See Bowfin. - The burbot of Lake Erie.
- The common sand shark. See under Snad. - A small California shark (Heptranchias maculatus),
which is taken for its oil. - A Pacific Ocean shark (Hexanchus corinus). - A ganoid fish of the Sturgeon family (Scaphirhynchus
platyrhynchus) of the Mississippi and Ohio rivers; -- called also white
sturgeon.
- A fruit bat, especially the large species (Pieropus
vulgaris) inhabiting the islands of the Indian ocean. It measures about
a yard across the expanded wings. - Any small shark of the genus Scyllium; -- called also
dogfish. See Dogfish.
- Any small shark of the genus Galeus or Mustelus, of
which there are several species, as the smooth houndfish (G. canis), of
Europe and America; -- called also houndshark, and dogfish.
- Drink (alcohol) to excess - Drink excessively - Drink spirits - Drink too much - A moundlike Buddhist sepulcher, or memorial monument, often
erected over a Buddhist relic. - A grove or clump of trees; as, a toddy tope. - A small shark or dogfish (Galeorhinus, / Galeus, galeus),
native of Europe, but found also on the coasts of California and
Tasmania; -- called also toper, oil shark, miller's dog, and penny dog.