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devilfish

noun dev·il·fish \ ˈde-vᵊl-ˌfish \

Definition of devilfish

1 : devil ray
2 : octopus; broadly : any large cephalopod

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Examples of devilfish in a Sentence

  1. they saw a devilfish when they went scuba diving in the Caribbean, but it swam away quickly

First Known Use of devilfish

1709

in the meaning defined at sense 1

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devilfish Synonyms

Synonyms

manta, manta ray, sea devil;

Related Words

ray, skate;

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