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Definition of Squatina squatina
1. Noun. Sharks with broad flat bodies and winglike pectoral fins but that swim the way sharks do.
Generic synonyms: Shark
Group relationships: Genus Squatina, Squatina
Lexicographical Neighbors of Squatina Squatina
Literary usage of Squatina squatina
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Fishes by David Starr Jordan (1907)
"The species if really distinct are all very close to the European Squatina squatina.
This is a moderate-sized shark of sluggish habit feeding ..."
2. Reports Dealing with the Systematic Geology and Paleontology of Maryland by Maryland Geological Survey (1904)
"9-13), also belong to Squatina. SQUATINA OCCIDENTALIS n. sp. Plate XXVIII, Figs,
la, Ib. Description.—Crown erect and comparatively stout, convex on both ..."
3. Reports Dealing with the Systematic Geology and Paleontology of Maryland by Maryland Geological Survey (1904)
"9-13), also belong to Squatina. SQUATINA OCCIDENTALS n. sp. Plate XXVIII, Figs,
la, Ib. Description.—Crown erect and comparatively stout, convex on both ..."
4. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington by Biological Society of Washington (1915)
"Squatina squatina ( Lin incus). JAKIE. This species is a regular visitor at Cape
Lookout, arriving the latter part of March and leaving about the ..."
5. Reports of the North Carolina Geological and Economic Survey (1907)
"... is as follows: Salt-water Fishes: Hexanchus griseus Scomberomorus cavalla
Catulus uter Istiophorus nigricans Squatina squatina Tetrapturus albidus ..."
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