Definition of devilfish Devilfish
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| devilfish - extremely large pelagic tropical ray that feeds on plankton and small fishes; usually harmless but its size make it dangerous if harpooned | ||
| manta, manta ray | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| devilfish - medium-sized greyish-black whale of the northern Pacific | ||
| grey whale, gray whale, Eschrichtius gibbosus, Eschrichtius robustus | ||
| baleen whale, whalebone whale whale with plates of whalebone along the upper jaw for filtering plankton from the water | ||
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Wiktionary 
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- devilfish (n.)
A huge ray (Manta birostris / Cephaloptera vampyrus) of the Gulf of Mexico and Southern Atlantic coasts. Several other related species take the same name. See Cephaloptera. - devilfish (n.)
A large cephalopod, especially the very large species of Octopus and Architeuthis. See Octopus. - devilfish (n.)
The gray whale of the Pacific coast. See Gray whale. - devilfish (n.)
The goosefish or angler (Lophius), and other allied fishes. See Angler.
