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Webster 1913 Edition


Devilfish

Dev′il-fishˊ

,
Noun.
(Zool.)
(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
.

Definition 2024


devilfish

devilfish

English

Noun

devilfish (plural devilfishes or devilfish)

  1. Any of several unrelated marine animals
    1. manta ray
    2. octopus
    3. gray whale
    4. the goosefish or angler (Lophius), and other allied fishes