About The Word Devilfish
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Devilfish
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What's The Definition Of Devilfish?
[n] extremely large pelagic tropical ray that feeds on plankton and small fishes; usually harmless but its size make it dangerous if harpooned
[n] bottom-living cephalopod having a soft oval body with eight long tentacles [n] medium-sized grayish-black whale of the north Pacific Synonyms | Synonyms for Devilfish: Eschrichtius gibbosus | Eschrichtius robustus | gray whale | manta | manta ray | octopus Related Terms | Find terms related to Devilfish: See Also | Atlantic manta | baleen whale | devil ray | Eschrichtius | family Mobulidae | genus Eschrichtius | genus Octopus | Manta birostris | Mobula hypostoma | Mobulidae | octopod | ray | whalebone whale Devilfish In Webster's Dictionary \Dev"il*fish`\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) A huge ray ({Manta birostris} or {Cephaloptera vampyrus})
of the Gulf of Mexico and Southern Atlantic coasts.
Several other related species take the same name. See
{Cephaloptera}.
(b) A large cephalopod, especially the very large species of
{Octopus} and {Architeuthis}. See {Octopus}.
(c) The gray whale of the Pacific coast. See {Gray whale}.
(d) The goosefish or angler ({Lophius}), and other allied
fishes. See {Angler}.
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