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Devilfish   Listen
noun
Devilfish  n.  (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.





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"Devilfish" Quotes from Famous Books



... rock above the crevice and was standing still as the night about me for the moment when a grip like steel suddenly closed on my neck and an arm like the tentacle of a devilfish slid round my waist. Then the swift adroitness of knee and shoulder bent me backward almost off my feet. I gave a great wrench, and with a power equal to my assailant, struggled with him. It was some moments before I caught sight of his face. It was Jean Pahusca. I think ...
— The Price of the Prairie - A Story of Kansas • Margaret Hill McCarter
... Jarrow, swinging toward him, and extending a brawny arm wrathfully. "Ye make fast to me like a devilfish! That's the tune ye've been singin' for years! 'Said ye'd go!' ...
— Isle o' Dreams • Frederick F. Moore
... dear," answered Princess Clia. "Of course, we mermaids have great powers, being fairies; yet among the sea people is one nearly as powerful as we are, and that is the devilfish." ...
— The Sea Fairies • L. Frank Baum


Words linked to "Devilfish" :   manta, octopod, genus Octopus, family Mobulidae, whalebone whale, Eschrichtius gibbosus, Eschrichtius, octopus, devil ray, baleen whale, genus Eschrichtius, ray, manta ray, Mobulidae, grey whale, Manta birostris, Atlantic manta, Mobula hypostoma


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