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Definition of Devilfish

1. Noun. Medium-sized greyish-black whale of the northern Pacific.

2. Noun. Bottom-living cephalopod having a soft oval body with eight long tentacles.

3. Noun. Extremely large pelagic tropical ray that feeds on plankton and small fishes; usually harmless but its size make it dangerous if harpooned.

Definition of Devilfish

1. n. 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.

Definition of Devilfish

1. Noun. Any of several unrelated marine animals ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Devilfish

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Medical Definition of Devilfish

1. 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. A large cephalopod, especially the very large species of Octopus and Architeuthis. See Octopus. The gray whale of the Pacific coast. See Gray whale. The goosefish or angler (Lophius), and other allied fishes. See Angler. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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