dev·il·fish (d v  l-f sh ) |
devilfish [ˈdɛvəlˌfɪʃ]
n pl -fish, -fishes
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) Also called devil ray another name for manta (the fish)
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) another name for octopus
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| Noun | 1. |  devilfish - medium-sized greyish-black whale of the northern Pacificbaleen whale, whalebone whale - whale with plates of whalebone along the upper jaw for filtering plankton from the water Eschrichtius, genus Eschrichtius - type and sole genus of the Eschrichtiidae |
| 2. | devilfish - bottom-living cephalopod having a soft oval body with eight long tentacles octopod - a cephalopod with eight arms but lacking an internal shell genus Octopus - type genus of the family Octopodidae octopus - tentacles of octopus prepared as food | |
| 3. |  devilfish - extremely large pelagic tropical ray that feeds on plankton and small fishes; usually harmless but its size make it dangerous if harpoonedray - cartilaginous fishes having horizontally flattened bodies and enlarged winglike pectoral fins with gills on the underside; most swim by moving the pectoral fins family Mobulidae, Mobulidae - large rays lacking venomous spines: mantas Atlantic manta, Manta birostris - largest manta (to 22 feet across wings); found worldwide but common in Gulf of Mexico and along southern coasts of United States; primarily oceanic devil ray, Mobula hypostoma - small manta (to 4 feet) that travels in schools |
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