hagfish
[ hag-fish ]
/ ˈhægˌfɪʃ /
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noun, plural (especially collectively) hag·fish, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) hag·fish·es.
any eellike, marine cyclostome of the order Myxiniformes, having undeveloped eyes, a barbel-rimmed, circular mouth, and horny teeth for boring into the flesh of fishes to feed on their interior parts.
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hagbut, hagdon, Hageman factor, Hagen, Hagerstown, hagfish, Haggada, Haggadah, haggadist, Haggai, haggard
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Example sentences from the Web for hagfish
The "oral cirri" suggest somewhat the barbels of the nose and mouth of a hagfish.
A Guide to the Study of Fishes, Volume 1 (of 2)|David Starr JordanIf lifted out of the water, the slimy hagfish at once slips out and swims quickly away.
A Guide to the Study of Fishes, Volume 1 (of 2)|David Starr JordanIn gill-nets in Monterey Bay great mischief is done by hagfish (Polistotrema stouti).
A Guide to the Study of Fishes, Volume 1 (of 2)|David Starr JordanIn the California hagfish, Polistotrema stouti, great numbers of these eggs have been found in the stomachs of the males.
A Guide to the Study of Fishes, Volume 1 (of 2)|David Starr Jordan
British Dictionary definitions for hagfish
hagfish
/ (ˈhæɡˌfɪʃ) /
noun plural -fish or -fishes
any eel-like marine cyclostome vertebrate of the family Myxinidae, having a round sucking mouth and feeding on the tissues of other animals and on dead organic materialOften shortened to: hag
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