hagfishes

Variant of hagfish

hagfish definition

hag·fish (hag′fis̸h′)

noun pl. hagfish -·fish′, hagfishes -·fish′es

any of an order (Myxiniformes) of small, eel-like marine jawless fishes, with a round, sucking mouth and horny teeth

Etymology: hag + fish

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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