Dogfishes

/ˈdɔɡˌfɪʃɪz/ noun

Definition

Plural of dogfish; multiple small sharks, or a collective group of dogfish organisms.

Etymology

Pluralization of 'dogfish' using the English irregular plural '-es' pattern (like 'fish' becomes 'fishes'). This form emphasizes multiple individual specimens.

Kelly Says

Marine biologists typically say 'dogfish' for both singular and plural, but 'dogfishes' appears in older scientific texts when researchers wanted to emphasize counting multiple distinct species or populations.

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