devilfish

noun

dev·​il·​fish ˈde-vᵊl-ˌfish 

1

: devil ray

2

: octopus

broadly : any large cephalopod

Synonyms

• ray
• manta
• manta ray

Examples of devilfish in a Sentence

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

Word History

First Known Use

1709, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for devilfish

• cuttlefish
• jellyfish
• sablefish
• bluefish
• catfish
• codfish
• crawfish
• dogfish
• finfish
• flatfish
• goldfish
• groundfish

Kids Definition

devilfish

noun

dev·​il·​fish ˈdev-əl-ˌfish 

1

: manta ray

2

: octopus sense 1