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Recent Examples of Synonyms for devilfish
Noun
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Cape marigold flowers resemble large daisies with vibrant orange, yellow, purple, pink, or white ray petals surrounding a pollen-rich eye that attracts bees and butterflies.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
15 Sep. 2025 -
The sun’s rays complicate things.—
Joseph Howlett,
Quanta Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
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Also in the Tuamotus, on the atoll of Tikehau, divers head out to Tuheiava Pass with Tikehau Diving for regular sightings of mantas at a cleaning station (pinnacles that draw large fish to have their gills, teeth, and carapaces cleaned by smaller ones).—
Terry Ward,
AFAR Media,
11 Sep. 2025
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From freezer reshuffling to roadside inspections mid-journey to the Smithsonian, the manta’s journey to formal recognition was as dramatic as the discovery itself.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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At the end of the safari, travelers board a luxury, traditional phinisi sailing yacht and cruise through Komodo National Park, spotting Komodo dragons, swimming with manta rays and watching flying foxes cloud the sunset sky.—
Roger Sands,
Forbes.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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This problem, though, has been beautifully solved by evolution in remora suckerfish, which use an adhesive disk on top of their heads to attach to animals like dolphins, sharks, and even manta rays.—
Jacek Krywko,
ArsTechnica,
9 Aug. 2025
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“Devilfish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/devilfish. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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