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devilfish definition

devil·fish (devəl fis̸h′)

noun pl. devilfish -·fish′, devilfishes -·fish′es

  1. any manta: so called because its pectoral fins are hornlike near the eyes
  2. any large cephalopod, esp. the octopus

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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