sea hound

noun

A dogfish (kind of shark).

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Meanings

nounsea hound (plural sea hounds)

plural sea hounds · alternative seahound

  1. A dogfish (kind of shark).

Origin

From 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”).

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APA

sea hound. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sea%20hound

MLA

“sea hound.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sea%20hound. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sea hound,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sea%20hound.

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