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devilfish

[ dev-uhl-fish ]

noun

, plural (especially collectively) dev·il·fish, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) dev·il·fish·es.


devilfish

/ ˈdɛvəlˌfɪʃ /

noun

  1. Also calleddevil ray another name for manta
  2. another name for octopus
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of devilfish1

First recorded in 1700–10; devil + fish
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Example Sentences

The mountain lion rivals the shark, the devilfish, and the grizzly in being the cause of ferocious tales.

They ain't no bloodhound on your track, but a ugly octopus of a devilfish is gittin' its arms out after you.

Therefore they all went to the house of Devilfish and Halibut, for these two lived together.

Mapfarity cried out with shock and surprise as his skin flopped on the stones like a devilfish on dry land.

"I thought at first it was something like a devilfish, or possibly an overgrown starfish, but it isn't," Costigan made answer.

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