devilfish

dev·il·fish  (dvl-fsh)

n. pl. devilfish or dev·il·fish·es

1. See manta.

2. See octopus.

3. See gray whale.

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devilfish [ˈdɛv^əlˌfɪʃ]

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

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	devilfish - medium-sized greyish-black whale of the northern Pacific Eschrichtius gibbosus, Eschrichtius robustus, gray whale, grey whale baleen 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 octopus 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 harpooned manta ray, manta ray - 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

Translations

devilfish [ˈdevlfɪʃ] N (devilfish or devilfishes (pl)) → raya f, manta f