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Devilfish

noun
1.
Medium-sized greyish-black whale of the northern Pacific.  Synonyms: Eschrichtius gibbosus, Eschrichtius robustus, gray whale, grey whale.
2.
Bottom-living cephalopod having a soft oval body with eight long tentacles.  Synonym: octopus.
3.
Extremely large pelagic tropical ray that feeds on plankton and small fishes; usually harmless but its size make it dangerous if harpooned.  Synonyms: manta, manta ray.





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"Devilfish" Quotes from Famous Books



... As usual, when perversity defends, the pleading reached the judge too late. Her pressure became irksome, he thought of the devilfish tightening its rings till fatal, and, by an effort, irresistible while gentle, he disengaged himself from her arms. They dropped inert by her panting sides as if broken. But only for an ...
— The Son of Clemenceau • Alexandre (fils) Dumas


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


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