devilfish (n.)

  1. medium-sized greyish-black whale of the northern Pacific

    [ Syn: grey whale , gray whale , eschrichtius gibbosus , eschrichtius robustus ]

  2. bottom-living cephalopod having a soft oval body with eight long tentacles

    [ Syn: octopus ]

  3. extremely large pelagic tropical ray that feeds on plankton and small fishes; usually harmless but its size make it dangerous if harpooned

    [ Syn: manta , manta ray ]

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