Meaning of DEVILFISH
| Pronunciation: | | 'devul`fish
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- [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
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DEVILFISH is a 9 letter word that starts with D. |
| | Synonyms: | | Eschrichtius gibbosus, Eschrichtius robustus, gray whale, manta, manta ray, octopus |
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| | See Also: | | Atlantic manta, baleen whale, devil ray, Eschrichtius, family Mobulidae, genus Eschrichtius, genus Octopus, Manta birostris, Mobula hypostoma, Mobulidae, octopod, ray, whalebone whale | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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