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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD NURSEHOUND

Nurse (shark) + hound1.
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PRONUNCIATION OF NURSEHOUND

nursehound  [ˈnɜːsˌhaʊnd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NURSEHOUND

noun
adjective
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Nursehound is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES NURSEHOUND MEAN IN ENGLISH?

nursehound

Nursehound

The nursehound, also known as the large-spotted dogfish, greater spotted dogfish, or bull huss, is a species of catshark, family Scyliorhinidae, found in the northeastern Atlantic Ocean. It is generally found amongst rocks or algae at a depth of 20–60 m. Growing up to 1.6 m long, the nursehound has a robust body with a broad, rounded head and two dorsal fins placed far back. It shares its range with the more common and closely related small-spotted catshark, which it resembles in appearance but can be distinguished from in having larger spots and nasal skin flaps that do not extend to the mouth. Nursehounds have nocturnal habits and generally hide inside small holes during the day, often associating with other members of its species. A benthic predator, it feeds on a range of bony fishes, smaller sharks, crustaceans, and cephalopods. Like other catsharks, the nursehound is oviparous in reproduction. Females deposit large, thick-walled egg cases, two at a time, from March to October, securing them to bunches of seaweed. The eggs take 7–12 months to hatch.

Definition of nursehound in the English dictionary

The definition of nursehound in the dictionary is a species of European dogfish, Scyliorrhinus caniculus.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH NURSEHOUND


bloodhound
ˈblʌdˌhaʊnd
boarhound
ˈbɔːˌhaʊnd
chowhound
ˈtʃaʊˌhaʊnd
coonhound
ˈkuːnˌhaʊnd
deerhound
ˈdɪəˌhaʊnd
draghound
ˈdræɡˌhaʊnd
elkhound
ˈɛlkˌhaʊnd
foxhound
ˈfɒksˌhaʊnd
gazehound
ˈɡeɪzˌhaʊnd
gorehound
ˈɡɔːˌhaʊnd
grewhound
ˈɡruːˌhaʊnd
greyhound
ˈɡreɪˌhaʊnd
hellhound
ˈhɛlˌhaʊnd
hoarhound
ˈhɔːˌhaʊnd
horehound
ˈhɔːˌhaʊnd
rockhound
ˈrɒkˌhaʊnd
seahound
ˈsiːˌhaʊnd
sleuthhound
ˈsluːθˌhaʊnd
staghound
ˈstæɡˌhaʊnd
wolfhound
ˈwʊlfˌhaʊnd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NURSEHOUND

nurse
nurse practitioner
nurse shark
nurselike
nurseling
nursemaid
nurser
nurseries
nursery
nursery cannon
nursery education
nursery nurse
nursery rhyme
nursery school
nursery slope
nursery slopes
nursery stakes
nurserymaid
nurseryman
nurserymen

WORDS THAT END LIKE NURSEHOUND

Afghan hound
basset hound
black horehound
buckhound
gazelle hound
hound
Ibizan hound
Irish wolfhound
Italian greyhound
Mahound
newshound
Norwegian elkhound
ocean greyhound
otter hound
Persian greyhound
Pharaoh hound
Russian wolfhound
smooth hound
to the ground
water horehound
white horehound

Synonyms and antonyms of nursehound in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «nursehound» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF NURSEHOUND

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The translations of nursehound from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «nursehound» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

nursehound
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Alitán
570 millions of speakers

English

nursehound
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

nursehound
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

nursehound
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

nursehound
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

nursehound
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

nursehound
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

nursehound
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Jururawat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

nursehound
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

nursehound
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

nursehound
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nursehound
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nursehound
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

nursehound
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

नर्सहाउंड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

nursehound
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

nursehound
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nursehound
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

nursehound
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

nursehound
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

nursehound
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

nursehound
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

nursehound
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

nursehound
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of nursehound

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NURSEHOUND»

The term «nursehound» is barely ever used and occupies the 197.774 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «NURSEHOUND» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about nursehound

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NURSEHOUND»

Discover the use of nursehound in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to nursehound and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Nursehound
It is generally found amongst rocks or algae at a depth of 20-60 m (66-200 ft). Growing up to 1.6 m (5.2 ft) long, the nursehound has a robust body with a broad, rounded head and two dorsal fins placed far back.
Jesse Russell, Ronald Cohn, 2012
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Scyliorhinus: Nursehound, Cloudy Catshark, Scyliorhinus ...
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LLC Books, 2010
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Proceedings and Transactions
I noticed that the "picked dog" (A. vulgaris), swims about actively night and day, whilst on the contrary, the rough- hound (S. catulus), and the nursehound (S. canicula), are almost entirely nocturnal in their habits. During the day the first- named ...
‎1871
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Shark Utilization, Marketing, and Trade
The skinless meat of these species and of small-spotted catshark and nursehound are marketed as saumonette, which sounds similar to salmon ( saumori) in French. This name is due to their meat, skinless, head-off and gutted, being light pink ...
Stefania Vannuccini, 1999
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The Oxford Companion to Food
nursehound. Seedogfish. nursery. food. is a phrase with a double meaning in English usage. It is that fed to in- fants and children in their proper realms, the nursery and the schoolroom. Alternatively, it is bland food consumed with relish by ...
Alan Davidson, Tom Jaine, 2014
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Zoologist: A Monthly Journal of Natural History
... Bream, or the strongly perfumed flesh of the Whitehound Shark. Its enemies are all the large Skates existing on the coasts, with the Octopus vulgaris, and the Nursehound Sharks ; while the Sea- Breams and Wrasse delight in feeding on the ...
Edward Newman, James Edmund Harting, 1900
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Zoologist: A Monthly Journal of Natural History
... of the Whitehound Shark. Its enemies are all the large Skates existing on the coasts, with the Octopus vulgaris, and the Nursehound Sharks ; while the Sea- Breams and Wrasse delight in feeding on the remains of their slaughter. The Skates ...
‎1900
8
The Contemporary Review
Their enemies are all the large skates existing on the coasts, with the Octopus vulgaris and the nursehound sharks ; while the sea breams and wrasse delight in feeding on the remains of their slaughter. The skates hunt them with great energy , ...
‎1900
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The Living Age
Their enemies are all the large skates existing on the coasts, with the Octopus ~ vulgar1Zs and the nursehound sharks; while the sea breams and wrasse delight in feeding on the remains of their slaughter. '1lhe skates hunt them with great ...
Eliakim Littell, Robert S. Littell, 1900
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Chambers concise dictionary
2 to put (an estate) into the care of trustees, nursehound > n a European dogfish. [19c: from 15c nusse, possibly originally an huss a dogfish] nurseling see nursling nursemaid or nurserymaid > n a children's nurse in a household. nurse ...
Ian Brookes, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NURSEHOUND»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term nursehound is used in the context of the following news items.
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Volunteers At The Beach Collect 75000 Shark Egg Cases
... after shark egg cases: the smallspotted catshark and the Nursehound. The shells are emptied after the young sharks emerge from the casing, ... «Clapway, Jul 15»
2
Overfishing in the Balearics
... grouper and amberjack, have declined. Some species such as the spider crab, angel shark and nursehound have disappeared completely. «World Fishing, Feb 15»
3
Photos of the week - Times of Malta
A diver prepares to jump into the sea prior to the release of six nursehound shark pups, which were hatched earlier this year at the Malta ... «Times of Malta, Nov 14»
4
More nursehound sharks hatched at national aquarium released
Another six nursehound shark-pups hatched at the Malta National Aquarium were this morning released into the sea at Cirkewwa. The event ... «Times of Malta, Nov 14»
5
Warning! Your fish and chips could actually be SHARK: Steve …
But many other shark varieties, including the common and starry smooth-hound, small spotted and black mouth catshark and nursehound — all ... «Daily Mail, Jul 14»
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"It was horrific": 55 vulnerable shark-type fish found on Pwll Du
The "near threatened" nursehound, she added, was in the same category as the white rhino. "It was horrific," she said. "I wandered around the ... «Southwales Evening Post, Jul 14»
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7 Nursehound shark pups released this morning near Cirkewwa
Large crowds of people turned out to watch the 7 Nursehound (Scyliorhinus stellaris) pups set free…..back into the waters around Malta. «Gozo News, Jun 14»
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7 Nursehound shark pups to be released near Cirkewwa on Saturday
In total 7 Nursehound (Scyliorhinus stellaris) pups will be set free…..back into the waters around Malta. They were recovered as eggs from their ... «Gozo News, Jun 14»
9
Decline in Quantity, Quality of Spanish Fish Catch
There are even other species that fishermen consider to be extinct in certain areas, such as the nursehound, angel shark and spider crab. «TheFishSite.com, Apr 14»
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A tribute to local mature gardens
It is ironic that while some people in Malta are engaged in the conservation of shark species (such as the recent release of two nursehound ... «Times of Malta, Feb 14»

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