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noun

squātĭna

gen. squātĭnae · gender feminine · decl. 1st
cf. Gr. κῆτος
a species of shark; the angel-fish; skate
a species of shark, the angel-fish, skate: Squalus squatina, Linn.; Plin. 9, 12, 14, § 40; 9, 51, 74, § 162.—Called also squātus; cf. Isid. Orig. 12, 6, 37; Plin. 32, 11, 53, § 150; and: squatus ῥίνα, εἶδος ἰχθύος, Gloss. Philox.
Perseus ID: n45197 Key: squatina