devilfish

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dev·il·fish | \ ˈde-vᵊl-ˌfish

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Definition of devilfish

1 : devil ray

2 : octopus broadly : any large cephalopod

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

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The first known use of devilfish was in 1709

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