Devilfish (Noun)

Meaning ¹

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

Classification

Nouns denoting animals.

Synonyms

• Manta
• Manta Ray

Hypernyms

• Ray

Hyponyms

• Manta Birostris
• Devil Ray
• Atlantic Manta
• Mobula Hypostoma

Meaning ²

Medium-sized greyish-black whale of the northern Pacific.

Classification

Nouns denoting animals.

Synonyms

• Gray Whale
• Eschrichtius Robustus
• Grey Whale
• Eschrichtius Gibbosus

Hypernyms

• Whalebone Whale
• Baleen Whale

Meaning ³

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

Classification

Nouns denoting animals.

Synonyms

• Octopus

Hypernyms

• Octopod