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Definition of Morgay
1. n. The European small-spotted dogfish, or houndfish. See the Note under Houndfish.
Definition of Morgay
1. Noun. The European small-spotted dogfish, or houndfish. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Morgay
1. the small dogfish [n -S]
Medical Definition of Morgay
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Morgay
Literary usage of Morgay
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Animal Kingdom Arranged in Conformity with Its Organization by Georges Cuvier, Edward Griffith, Charles Hamilton Smith, Edward Pidgeon, John Edward Gray, George Robert Gray (1834)
"called the Bounce, or morgay, on some parts of our northern coasts. The lesser
spotted dog-fish of Pennant, notwithstanding this epithet, and that of Petite ..."
2. Early English Text Society by Early English Text Society (1868)
"... Dare, or Dait Dog Fish (the common), The Picked Dog-Fish, or Bone Dog (Sussex),
Hoe (Orkney) Small Spotted Dog Fish or morgay (Scotl. ..."
3. The Monthly Review by Ralph Griffiths (1803)
"Can any one conceive, that the Bounce Shark,—the rough Hound, or morgay Short,—the
Blue Shark,—and the White Shark,—all proceeded from the same pair ? ..."
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